Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
homing pigeon ExamplesWord Origin noun
- any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.
Origin of homing pigeon First recorded in 1885–90 Examples from the Web for homing pigeon Historical Examples of homing pigeon
Her lover should fly to her like homing-pigeon the instant he was released from prison.
Charles King
After a few days in green pastures and beside still waters the soul suddenly turns like a homing-pigeon to poetry.
Robert Haven Schauffler
The canine was a sort of homing-pigeon dog, trained, like a carrier pigeon, to return from each new master as soon as freed.
Hudson Maxim
British Dictionary definitions for homing pigeon homing pigeon noun
- any breed of pigeon developed for its homing instinct, used for carrying messages or for racingAlso called: homer