Exocet

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/ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/

noun

A French antiship missile.

OriginFrench Exocet ← New Latin exocoetus ← Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος →
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Meanings

nounExocet (plural Exocets)

plural Exocets

  1. governmentA French antiship missile.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐξώκοιτος“a kind of fish resting on shore”
  2. New Latinexocoetus
  3. FrenchExocet
  4. EnglishExocet

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”).

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