homing pigeon | meaning of homing pigeon in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Other sportshoming pigeonˈhoming ˌpigeon noun [countable]    HBBDSOa pigeon that is able to find its way home over long distancesExamples from the Corpushoming pigeon• The longest flight of a homing pigeon is 11,073 miles, completed in 15 days.• What is it about kitchens at parties that brings out the homing pigeon in everybody?• The homing pigeon is extremely skilled at doing so.