carrier pigeon

car·ri·er pi·geon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kar-ee-er pij-uh n]
- /ˈkær i ər ˈpɪdʒ ən/
- /ˈkær.i.ər ˈpɪdʒ.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee-er pij-uh n]
- /ˈkær i ər ˈpɪdʒ ən/

Definitions of carrier pigeon words

noun carrier pigeon any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages 3
noun carrier pigeon homing pigeon 3
noun carrier pigeon any of a breed of large show pigeons with big wattles 3
noun carrier pigeon one of a breed of domestic pigeons having a large wattle around the base of the beak. 1
noun carrier pigeon a homing pigeon trained to carry messages. 1
noun carrier pigeon homing pigeon that carries messages 1

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Origin of carrier pigeon

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Carrier pigeon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carrier pigeon

carrier pigeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

carrier pigeon usage trend in Literature

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