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homing pigeon

hom·ing pi·geon
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoh-ming pij-uh n]
    • /ˈhoʊ mɪŋ ˈpɪdʒ ən/
    • /ˈhəʊ.mɪŋ ˈpɪdʒ.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-ming pij-uh n]
    • /ˈhoʊ mɪŋ ˈpɪdʒ ən/

Definitions of homing pigeon words

  • noun homing pigeon any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances. 1
  • noun homing pigeon bird that returns home 1
  • countable noun homing pigeon A homing pigeon is a pigeon that is trained to return to a particular place, especially in races with other pigeons. 0
  • noun homing pigeon any breed of pigeon developed for its homing instinct, used for carrying messages or for racing 0
  • noun homing pigeon any of a variety of pigeon trained to carry messages and to return to its home after traveling long distances 0
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Origin of homing pigeon

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Homing pigeon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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homing pigeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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