Homing

//ˈhoʊmɪŋ//

"Homing" in a Sentence (5 examples)

Birds have a homing instinct.

Please stand by, homing in on your position.

Homing pigeons can find their way home, even over extremely long distances.

Research by Jon Hagstrum suggests that homing pigeons use low-frequency infrasound to find their way home.

Watch out for the boss's last attack — the blue bullets are homing.

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