noun General Slang

bogey

· noun · military

An unidentified aircraft — possibly hostile, possibly not.

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A radar contact you haven't identified yet. Could be friendly, could be a bandit, could be an airliner that wandered off course. The point of the word is that you don't know yet — once you do, it gets promoted to bandit or downgraded to friendly. WWII RAF slang that's now standard NATO brevity.

“Bogey at angels one-zero, ten miles out — checking IFF.”
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bogey In A Sentence

Bogey at angels one-zero, ten miles out — checking IFF.

Origin & Usage

Variants bogie

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What does bogey mean in aviation?

A bogey is an unidentified aircraft — one that could be hostile or could be friendly, but hasn't been confirmed yet.

How do you use bogey in a sentence?

"We've got a bogey on radar, closing fast at two o'clock."

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