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Definition: Carrier Pigeon |
Carrier PigeonNoun1. A homing pigeon used to carry messages. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Carrier | Ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon. |
Messenger | Telegraph, telephone; cable, wire (electronic information transmission); carrier pigeon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Carrier Pigeon |
| English words defined with "carrier pigeon": conveyed. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Carrier Pigeon (1911) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
carrier pigeon | 44 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "carrier pigeon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pëllumb postar (carrier, messenger pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الحمام الزاجل. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | пощенски гълъб (carrier, homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | poštovní holub. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pigeon voyageur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Brieftaube (racing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ταχυδρομικό περιστέρι (homing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | יו ת "ואר (homing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | postagalamb (homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piccione viaggiatore (Homer, homing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 軍"鳩 , 伝書鳩 (homing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぐ"ようばと, で"しょばと (homing pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arriercay igeonpay porumbel cãlãtor (passenger pigeon). (various references) почтовый голубь (carrier-pigeon, homer, homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) golub pismonoša (homer, homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) paloma mensajera (Homer, homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) brevduva (carrier, Homer, homing pigeon). (various references) posta güvercini (homing pigeon), haber güvercini (homing pigeon). (various references) поштовий голуб (homing pigeon, messenger pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-g-i-i-n-o-p-r-r-r" | |
-4 letters: careering, orangerie, paregoric, porringer, recoinage, repairing, repricing. | |
-5 letters: apocrine, capering, caponier, creeping, epigenic, epigonic, erigeron, erogenic, grainier, orangier, ornerier, parcener, parergon, pecorini, peignoir, peregrin, perigean, piercing, procaine, progeria, rareripe, reaginic, regainer, repairer. | |
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