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homing pigeon
[ hoh-ming pij-uhn ]
noun
- any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.
homing pigeon
noun
- any breed of pigeon developed for its homing instinct, used for carrying messages or for racing Also calledhomer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of homing pigeon1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
She knew not what or whom she sought; there was just this blind unerring instinct in her soul, the instinct of the homing pigeon.
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The ordinary homing pigeon is best adapted for the purpose, being an inexpensive purchase.
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The FW's dropped in behind, unable to head him off, but the Me's came on like falcons trapping a homing pigeon.
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And always, whether he walked in reason or in delirium, his course held eastward, straight as a homing pigeon for its loft.
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There is a wonderful type of woman, however, who goes as straight to the man she loves as a homing pigeon to its loft.
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