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USO

noun
1
An unidentified object seen underwater, whether submerged or partly submerged.
"The sonar operator logged an uso off the coast that was never explained."

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In plain EnglishBasically the underwater version of a UFO sighting.

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USOs plural

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The sonar operator logged an _____ off the coast that was never explained.

Etymology

An initialism built the same way as "UFO," standing for "unidentified submerged/submarine object."

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