From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhominghom‧ing /ˈhəʊmɪŋ $ ˈhoʊm-/ adjective HBa bird or animal that has a homing instinct has a special ability that helps it find its way home over long distances
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homing• Truck after truck was set ablaze and each fire acted as a homing beacon for more enemy aircraft.• Something which utilizes the vast power fed into it and acts as the ultimate homing beacon.• In there they all carried a small radio homing device, to find each other blindly if necessary.• If nothing else, the Hart provided a forceful illustration of the homing instinct.• What is it about kitchens at parties that brings out the homing pigeon in everybody?• The longest flight of a homing pigeon is 11,073 miles, completed in 15 days.• The homing pigeon is extremely skilled at doing so.• The indium-111 leukocyte technique is particularly suitable for the present study since it utilises the homing properties of neutrophils in response to specific chemoattractants. 