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Homing pigeon   /hˈoʊmɪŋ pˈɪdʒən/   Listen
Homing pigeon

noun
1.
Pigeon trained to return home.  Synonym: homer.





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"Homing pigeon" Quotes from Famous Books



... indicator rolled up to just under four hundred miles per hour. There was no more boost and he longed for the dual supercharger. The FW's dropped in behind, unable to head him off, but the Me's came on like falcons trapping a homing pigeon. Stan felt a good deal like a pigeon. He was unarmed and he was carrying a vital message that had to get through. He dived down close to the water and ...
— A Yankee Flier Over Berlin • Al Avery


Words linked to "Homing pigeon" :   homer, domestic pigeon, carrier pigeon


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