homing

[ hoh-ming ]

/ ˈhoʊ mɪŋ /

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adjective

capable of returning home, usually over a great distance: We saw the homing birds at dusk.

guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means: the homing instinct; a homing beacon.

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Origin of homing

First recorded in 1860–65; home + -ing²

Words nearby homing

homiletic, homiletics, homiliary, homilist, homily, homing, homing device, homing guidance, homing pigeon, hominid, hominids

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I’ve set out the main categories and scenarios that most skiers fall into, which is a good rough guide for homing in on the right gear choices in the real world, but the categories below are muddier than I present them.
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In fact, Lew has a well-deserved reputation for homing in on the values that lurk behind the numbers.
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Over the years, she has facilitated the transporting, homing, and re-homing of more than 250 dogs.
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Like a homing device, it zipped over the net, into the corner of the court, and past the helpless Dabul to win the point.
Federer Breaks His Silence|Joshua Robinson|September 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST

At last he was forced to use the homing beam, and it guided him back across the deserted metropolis to the field.
Star Born|Andre Norton
And so to the unpeopled rooms of the little old Vermont farmhouse Peter's gentle thoughts ever swarmed, like homing bees.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
It was a green and amber evening, with the shadows already deepening over Coombe Woods and the calling of homing rooks in the air.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions
Evening, with the sheep homing to the bedding-ground, brought reflections of a different hue.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
If ever a man had any "homing instinct" it would surely show itself on such an occasion as this.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for homing

homing

/ (ˈhəʊmɪŋ) /

noun (modifier)

zoology relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distanceshoming instinct

(of an aircraft, a missile, etc) capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point

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