"Exocet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/ Forms: Exocets [plural]
Etymology: From French Exocet, from exocet (“flying fish”), from New Latin exocoetus, from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos, “a kind of fish resting on shore”), from ἔξω (éxō, “out, outside, without”) + κοῖτος (koîtos, “place of rest, bed”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Exocet}} French Exocet, {{der|en|NL.|exocoetus}} New Latin exocoetus, {{der|en|grc|ἐξώκοιτος||a kind of fish resting on shore}} Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos, “a kind of fish resting on shore”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Exocet (plural Exocets)
  1. (military, nautical) A French antiship missile.

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