homing pigeon
nounDefinition of homing pigeon
: a racing pigeon trained to return home
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While Vider's head often can be found in the clouds alongside his birds, his nose was buried in books that taught him how to succeed in the business of homing pigeons. — Elizabeth Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, "Colorado man’s homing pigeons a personal salvation," 1 Aug. 2019 His predominant interest was in raising tumbling and homing pigeons, which reminded him of his childhood in Turkey. — courant.com, "Joseph A. Gonenc," 13 June 2019 At the time, homing pigeons were used to relay messages from the front lines, so the soldiers tried sending two birds back to headquarters for help. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Pigeons Are Actually the Most Magnificent Bird," 20 Nov. 2018 While many Chicagoans might think pigeon racing is rushing to their bedroom windows at 4:30 a.m. to chase away the birds and their infernal cooing, aldermen have introduced a proposal to bring back the sport of racing homing pigeons. — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, "Alderman's proposal would once again allow pigeon racing in Chicago," 28 June 2018 Things had moved on from the days of homing pigeons (for which, of course, there had been specially developed chronographs). — Nick Foulkes, A-LIST, "The Story of Slicing and Dicing Time," 24 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'homing pigeon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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