homing pigeon

noun

: a racing pigeon trained to return home

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The quarry’s current head, Vincenzo De Gennaro, reminds visitors that Bernini’s tower still features the coop for the homing pigeons that would transport the orders to the quarry from Rome for the measurements of rocks that were needed. ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026 The Dickin Medal, which is often compared to the British Victoria Cross, is typically awarded to heroic horses, homing pigeons, and dogs. Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 The story unfolds against the backdrop of a traditional practice involving training homing pigeons and flying them from rooftops. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 Chapter narrators alternate between a homing pigeon and a soldier whose futures intersect in the most terrible of war offensives in France. The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homing pigeon

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homing pigeon was in 1886

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“Homing pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homing%20pigeon. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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homing pigeon

noun
: a racing pigeon trained to return home
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