Translations for „homing pigeon“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

homing pigeon N

homing pigeon → carrier pigeon

See also carrier pigeon

carrier pigeon N, homing pigeon [ˈhəʊm­ıŋ ...]

carrier pigeon

信鸽 xìngē

carrier pigeon N, homing pigeon [ˈhəʊm­ıŋ ...]

carrier pigeon

信鸽 xìngē

Usage examples with homing pigeon

a homing pigeon

信鸽

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the races, the trained homing pigeons are driven hundreds of miles away from their coops and then released.

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Detection of atmospheric infrasound by the homing pigeon.

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On the top floor is a room set up as a homing pigeon house, with a right angular hole to fly through and 32 niches as nesting holes.

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Homing pigeon orientation influenced by deflected winds at home loft.

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The prosperity that flowed from the gold rushes of the 1860s sifted through to a demand for reliable homing pigeons.

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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.

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When he was nine years old he received his first homing pigeons which he raced and trained with his friends.

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It will carry a message to the intended recipient by flying to them much like a homing pigeon.

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Scientists have sent robot scouts into deep space and unravelled the genome, yet they have been forced to admit they are still baffled by how homing pigeons navigate.

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Homing pigeon research remains "steeped in controversy" after decades of experimentation.

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