1. a small house or shelter built for domesticated doves or pigeons

Examples

• The old dovecot in the garden housed dozens of white doves.
• Medieval manor houses often featured elaborate dovecots to provide fresh meat.
• She restored the crumbling dovecot behind the farmhouse.
• The circular dovecot had small holes for the birds to enter and exit.
• Pigeons returned to roost in the wooden dovecot each evening.
• The stone dovecot was a distinctive feature of the estate grounds.