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Meaning of "homing device" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMING DEVICE

homing device  [ˈhəʊmɪŋ dɪˈvaɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMING DEVICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homing device is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMING DEVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homing device

Track and trace

In distribution and logistics of many types of products, track and trace or tracking and tracing, concerns a process of determining the current and past locations of a unique item or property. This concept can be supported by means of reckoning and reporting of the position of vehicles and containers with the property of concern, stored, for example, in a real-time database. This approach leaves the task to compose a coherent depiction of the subsequent status reports. Another approach is to report the arrival or departure of the object and recording the identification of the object, the location where observed, the time, and the status. This approach leaves the task to verify the reports regarding consistency and completeness. An example of this method might be the package tracking provided by shippers, such as Deutsche Post, United Parcel Service, AirRoad, or FedEx.

Definition of homing device in the English dictionary

The definition of homing device in the dictionary is a device that provides direction to a target or destination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMING DEVICE


advice
ədˈvaɪs
device
dɪˈvaɪs
dice
daɪs
edelweiss
ˈeɪdəlˌvaɪs
ice
aɪs
merchandise
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs
mice
maɪs
misadvice
ˌmɪsədˈvaɪs
nice
naɪs
paradise
ˈpærəˌdaɪs
precise
prɪˈsaɪs
price
praɪs
rice
raɪs
sacrifice
ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs
Semmelweis
ˈsɛməlˌvaɪs
slice
slaɪs
spice
spaɪs
twice
twaɪs
vice
vaɪs
vise
vaɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMING DEVICE

homiletic
homiletical
homiletically
homiletics
homilies
homilist
homily
hominess
homing
homing guidance
homing instinct
homing pigeon
hominid
hominine
hominisation
hominization
hominize
hominoid
hominy
hominy grits

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMING DEVICE

central locking device
charge-coupled device
crevice
customer service
cut-off device
explosive device
hazard warning device
improvised explosive device
input device
input/output device
intrauterine device
listening device
measuring device
output device
peripheral device
point-device
safety device
scanning device
storage device
timing device
tracking device

Synonyms and antonyms of homing device in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homing device» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMING DEVICE

Find out the translation of homing device to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homing device from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homing device» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寻的装置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dispositivo de rastreo
570 millions of speakers

English

homing device
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर वापस आना डिवाइस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهاز صاروخ موجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самонаведения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dispositivo homing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হোমিং ডিভাইস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autodirecteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peranti homing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zielsuchgerät
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自動誘導装置
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추적 장치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piranti homing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiết bị dẫn đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Homing சாதனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जन्म देणारी साधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arama aygıtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dispositivo homing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urządzenie naprowadzające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самонаведення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dispozitiv de localizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοκατευθυνόμενη συσκευή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Homing toestel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

målsökare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

målsøker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homing device

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING DEVICE»

The term «homing device» is normally little used and occupies the 139.944 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMING DEVICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homing device» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homing device» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homing device

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMING DEVICE»

Discover the use of homing device in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homing device and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Classical Heritage: A Homing Device
The force of the voice here is redoubtable. The world as described may be a dizzying soup of existence, but Caroline Noble Whitbeck can always locate herself." OUR CLASSICAL HERITAGE: A HOMING DEVICE is Caroline Noble Whitbeck's first book.
Caroline Noble Whitbeck, 2007
2
The Batman Handbook: The Ultimate Training Manual
#MM> Planting a homing device on a villain's vehicle. Batman carries a variety of bat-shaped electronic trackers in his Utility Belt, each no bigger than a dime. Some of these "bat-bugs" are magnetized and will stick to the steel undercarriage or ...
Scott Beatty, 2005
3
101 Amazing Things God Thinks about You: Discover Your ...
Your heart knows the way home. When God created people, He placed a kind of homing device in their hearts that would lead them back to their true home — back to Heaven with Him. You can hear its steady signal in your conscience, in your ...
Honor Books, 2004
4
The Dawn of Time Travel
We have the time traveler carry a homing device that, for the lack of a better way of describing it, omits a signal that lets us know where and when the person is. The homing device sends a unique frequency signal for the point in time the ...
Richard Tiernan, 2011
5
Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars: The Fantastic ...
Homing, or tracking, devices play an important role in two of the Bond films. The first homing device appeared in Goldfinger when Bond used one to follow Goldfinger to his Swiss factory. DERTH RRY5. JET PRCKS. STUNTS 6. SUPERCRR5.
Barry Parker, 2005
6
The Contractor
He downloaded the contents of Alpha into the tiny homing device, which either by accident or design was shaped like a toilet deodorizer stick. He activated the battery in the homing device before removing the canister of the bowl deodorizer  ...
Frank Okolo, 2013
7
Ballistic missile defense glossary
HOL Homing All-the- Way Killer (HAWK) Homing Device Homing Guidance HOMS HOST Host Installation Host Interface Host Nation Support Hostile Environment Hostile Track hp HPA HPC HPCC HPG HPI HPIR HPL HPM HQ HQMC See ...
8
Hitler's Flying Saucers: A Guide to German Flying Discs of ...
The Kugelblitz was guided to the bomber formation by a homing device whose name may have caused Vesco and later UFO researchers some confusion. This is because there existed a homing device whose name was "Kuglelblitz" .
Henry Stevens, 2003
9
The V2 and the German, Russian and American Rocket Program
The planned infrared homing device "Karussell" was to equip the later models of the Wasserfall missile. It was to guide the missile in the last phase of the flight. Regular Würzburg and Mannheim anti aircraft radar sets were to be used to track  ...
C. Reuter
10
Ds9 #23 The 34th Rule
He made that homing device and brought his shuttle to . . . to the camp.” Even though he had spoken the name of the camp aloud to Sisko, Quark discovered that he no longer wished it to pass his lips. “That's just it,” Rom said. “He didn't make ...
Armin Shimerman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMING DEVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homing device is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sharps containers
I had no idea where it could be, but he seemed to think women are fitted with a special homing device that allows them to find any lost item. «RDH, Jul 15»
2
James Cox, Mary Anna Goetz celebrate 25 Woodstock years
“A few weeks later they called to say she was again headed our direction; they had a homing device on her by then,” Jim noted. “We said it was ... «Woodstock Times, Jul 15»
3
Tracker - stolen £20000 caravan in Northamptonshire recovered just …
Tracker stolen vehicle recovery systems work like an electronic homing device. A covert transmitter is hidden in one of several dozen places ... «Auto Body Professionals Club, Jul 15»
4
SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE IN HALLE TENNIS IS AMAZEBALLS …
The serves sailed to their intended spots as if they possessed a homing device. Momentum was likely the heading on Karlovic's game plan. «10sBalls, Jun 15»
5
Where Are the Good Old Days of Connection?
People are walking with their phones like they're a homing device. It's sad. I don't want to feel like I'm old and I yearn for the 70s and 80s again, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Are Charles And Charlie One And The …
Although viewers may see a few shake-ups in that friendship, the Liars seem to have their own homing device that lets them find their way back ... «iSchoolGuide, Jun 15»
7
Shifting to Cancer Immunotherapy, CytomX Bags $70M In Crossover …
ADCs are a type of cancer treatment that attach a potent cell-killing drug to an antibody, which acts as a homing device to the tumor. There was ... «Xconomy, Jun 15»
8
Ingress 'Agents' Seek Portals in Burlington
We used the Ingress app to turn our phone into a handheld map and GPS homing device that located the closest portal to our offices, Handy's ... «Seven Days, Jun 15»
9
Plant City Florida Boy with Autism Wanders and Drowns
And a homing device that compels them to water. If you are really and truly against a cure for the children of those of us who would give our ... «Age of Autism, Jun 15»
10
Community marks 100th anniversary of Sir Sam Steele Building …
Museum assistant Shannon Hawke said the clock tower is a "homing device" of sorts. "We always tell people we're in the clock tower downtown ... «Orillia Packet & Times, May 15»

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