adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (of a bird or an animal) trained, or having a natural ability, to find the way home from a long distance away:
Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct.
2 (of a missile, etc.) fitted with an electronic device that enables it to find and hit the place or object it is aimed at:
a homing device
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for homing is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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