homing pigeon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A variety of domesticated rock pigeon (Columba livia) that has been selectively bred to be able to find its way home over extremely long distances.
In her telling, she sought Musk out after the deal closed, pressing him to meet and discuss how she could make NBCUniversal a bigger media partner “via email, text, I may have been considering a homing pigeon”.
2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, quoting Linda Yaccarino, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17:“What I mean is, just stick around and you'll probably find the thing.” “You think it will return?” “I do.” “Like a homing pigeon?” “That's the idea.”
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XV, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| homing pigeons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
pigeon loft · pigeon band · pigeon · pigeon fancy · pigeon breeder · pigeon fancier · pigeon clock · pigeon race · pigeon post · pigeon ring · pigeon sport · pigeon tower · pigeon breeding · pigeon racing
Synonyms
racing homer · racing pigeon · messenger pigeon · carrier pigeon · racer · homer pigeon · homer
Translations (29)
de Brieftaube (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · vo penepejin (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · sh poštanski ɡolub (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · pt pombo-correio (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · ja 伝書鳩 (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · nl postduif (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · de Posttaube (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · fi kirjekyyhky (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · de Reisetaube (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · eo leterkolombo (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · nb brevdue (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · fa کالوج (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · ka საფოსტო მტრედი (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · yi פּאָסטטויב (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · de Reisebrieftaube (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · is bréfdúfa (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · it piccione viaggiatore (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · pl gołąb pocztowy (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · ru почто́вый го́лубь (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · fr pigeon voyageur (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · sv brevduva (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · ca colom missatger (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · hu postagalamb (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · et kirjatuvi (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · ga colúr frithinge (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · es paloma mensajera (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · nn brevdue (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · bg пощенски гълъб (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct) · cy columen ddychwel (domesticated rock pigeon with strong homing instinct)