Meaning of carrier pigeon | Babel Free
Definitions
A domestic pigeon which transports attached messages or very small parcels from the place where it is released to a familiar destination.
Equivalents
Dansk
brevdue
Deutsch
Brieftaube
Esperanto
leterkolombo
Español
paloma mensajera
Suomi
kirjekyyhky
Français
pigeon voyageur
Italiano
piccione viaggiatore
日本語
伝書鳩
ქართული
საფოსტო მტრედი
한국어
전서구
Nederlands
postduif
Polski
gołąb pocztowy
Português
pombo-correio
Русский
почто́вый го́лубь
Svenska
brevduva
Examples
“At length, after wheeling his toothpick slowly round and round in the air, as if it were a carrier pigeon just thrown up, he suddenly made a dart at the drawing,”
“Once on her window-sill Harmony found among the pigeons a carrier pigeon with a brass tube fastened to its leg.”
“Two days after the first U.S. bridgehead had been thrown back at Rapido (see⟳ p. 23), a U.S. carrier pigeon winged wearily into its home base⟳ in Italy. Clipped to its leg was this German sneer: "Herewith your message pigeon is returned. We have⟳ plenty to eat⟳."”
“For the second time in four months, prison guards foiled an attempt⟳ to smuggle a cellphone into a prison by carrier pigeon.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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