adjective
- relating to or having the ability to return to a particular place
- designed to seek and move toward a target
Usage: military; technology
noun
- the ability of an animal to return to a particular place
Examples
- Homing pigeons can find their way back over hundreds of miles.
- The military developed homing missiles during World War II.
- Scientists study the homing instinct in migrating birds.
- The homing device helped locate the lost equipment.
- Salmon demonstrate remarkable homing behavior when returning to spawn.
- The homing beacon guided the rescue team to safety.