homing in the PONS Dictionary

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homing [ˈhəʊmɪŋ, Am ˈhoʊ-] ADJ

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

home straight, home stretch <-es> N

home-grown [ˌhəʊmˈgrəʊn, Am ˌhoʊmˈgroʊn] ADJ

Translations for homing in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Bulgarian)

homing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be home and dry Brit, to be home and hosed Aus
в пълна безопасност съм
this is nothing to write home about
няма с какво да се похваля
to eat sb out of house and home
изяждам и ушите на нкг
to be nothing to write home about
няма нищо интересно
a woman's place is in the home
мястото на жената е в дома
homing [or carrier] pigeon
пощенски гълъб
we live in perfect harmony at home
вкъщи цари хармония
I had a big dust-up at home
много ми пискаха вкъщи
he idles the days away at home
по цял ден той се мотае из къщи
I get home late in the evening
вечер се прибирам късно

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It will carry a message to the intended recipient by flying to them much like a homing pigeon.
en.wikipedia.org
Presented in 1982, the statue depicting a pigeon atop a globe honors the homing pigeons of the military.
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Homing behavior of pigeons subjected to bilateral olfactory nerve section.
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There have been two mechanisms implicated in homing pigeon magnetoreception: the visually mediated free-radical pair mechanism and a magnetite based directional compass or inclination compass.
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The brigade's pathfinders landed accurately and set up their homing beacons, but the main body of the brigade landed over a large area, some away.
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Apart from the homing pigeon, man has the cybernetic instinct to follow through a direction -- but you've got to make use of it by getting a focus for oneself.
www.ghanaweb.com
He said he got a few local birds -- about two pairs from two different people, white homing pigeons -- and started to breed them.
www.jamaicaobserver.com
Yes, the pups may be cute, but think of the benefits of owning a fully-grown dog that is in need of re-homing.
www.independent.co.uk
In the races, the trained homing pigeons are driven hundreds of miles away from their coops and then released.
www.nydailynews.com
Homing pigeon orientation influenced by deflected winds at home loft.
en.wikipedia.org

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