homing pigeon Meaning of "homing pigeon"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) pigeon trained to return home

Usage(s):

  1. In from the troubled Atlantic one afternoon sped a blue-check homing pigeon.
  2. Firestone decided he wanted to work for Cott, so he rented a homing pigeon from a pet shop, had it delivered by messenger.
  3. North Korea's Kim Jong Il sent a message to Tokyo, via homing pigeon, that he was flying in for the party.
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