Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

racing pigeon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: rac-ing pi-geon
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homing pigeon that takes part in races.

Example Sentences

"Releasing some of the 12,000 racing pigeons that had arrived by special train (in foreground) at Dumfries Station for a race to their home lofts in Lanarkshire and West Lothian"

Inflected Forms

racing pigeons (plural)

Phrases

pigeon racing

Frequently Paired Words

pigeon racing

Questions

What does racing pigeon mean?: A homing pigeon that takes part in races.

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