homing device

American  

noun

1. a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.

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Etymology

Origin of homing device

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

They equipped astrocytes, a common type of brain cell, with a CAR homing device that allows the cells to latch onto specific targets and destroy them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

By modifying the CAR homing device to recognize markers found on brain tumors, astrocytes could potentially be redirected from clearing debris to directly destroying tumor cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Peter Evans plays the trumpet like a homing device, a percussion instrument, a didgeridoo, or distant bird call.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2017

Blame Steamboat, Colo., which will debut a homing device worthy of James Bond this January.

From Time Magazine Archive

While Ames sat in the meeting, a team of FBI technical experts placed a homing device inside his Jaguar.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau