Meaning of homing pigeon | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
Esperanto
leterkolombo
Español
paloma mensajera
فارسی
کالوج
Suomi
kirjekyyhky
Français
pigeon voyageur
Gaeilge
colúr frithinge
עברית
יונת דואר
Italiano
piccione viaggiatore
日本語
伝書鳩
ქართული
საფოსტო მტრედი
Nederlands
postduif
Polski
gołąb pocztowy
Português
pombo-correio
Русский
почто́вый го́лубь
Svenska
brevduva
ไทย
พิราบสื่อสาร
Examples
““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.””
“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”.”
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.
See also
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