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homing device

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noun
a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
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Origin of homing device

First recorded in 1930–35
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How to use homing device in a sentence

  • 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
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