Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black triangle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: black- -tri-an-gle
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, triangle.

Example Sentences

"Somewhere behind that blinking yellow light that black triangle was hovering, (or moving only a few miles per hour), in our direction, straight at us."
"Note: The black triangle is a commonly seen UFO."
"On Thursday, July 15, 2004, I flew to Denver, Colorado, where I was scheduled to speak at the annual symposium of the Mutual UFO Network on the subject of a particular type of UFO that has become known as the “Black Triangle,” and one that has been seen regularly in the skies of practically every corner of the planet for approximately the last two decades."
"Just three years after the Belgian black triangle incident, a similar craft appeared over RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury."

Inflected Forms

black triangles (plural)

Questions

What does black triangle mean?: One of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.

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