| 词汇 | carrier-pigeon |
| 释义 | carrier pigeon noun[ C ] uk /ˈkær.i.ə ˌpɪdʒ.ən/ us /ˈker.i.ɚ ˌpɪdʒ.ən/ a pigeon that is trained to carry messages信鸽 Bettmann/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe hornbill magpie martin mockingbird mynah nighthawk sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet Carrier pigeons were used to convey the intelligence. France.—The history of the aerial postal service and of the carrier pigeons of the siege of Paris has been thoroughly written, and is so well known that it is useless to recapitulate it in this place. The photograph shows how the message is fixed to the carrier pigeon's leg, in the form of light rings. We have received news through a carrier pigeon that one of the postal balloons has reached Tours. With great pride Mr. P. showed me a basket of carrier pigeons, by which he assured me I could now communicate swiftly and safely with the garrison. Examples of carrier pigeoncarrier pigeon There were other mascots in those years, including a gorilla -- the very first mascot, two cats, a bulldog, and a carrierpigeon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ken attaches a transmitter to a carrierpigeon he finds there and lets it fly into the sky. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Decool said that carrier pigeons could play a key role in a crisis in which other communications systems started breaking down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Little by little, all the romance goes out of war—even the carrierpigeon is disappearing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was born into the age of the carrierpigeon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suppose, in the last resort, we should either have to send by air mail or private carrierpigeon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that a carrierpigeon will come to my rescue on this occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A carrierpigeon arrived one day with some instructions for him and the points were withdrawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that reasoning had been applied to the introduction of gas and the telephone we should still be using oil lamps and the carrierpigeon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the carrierpigeon services which is necessary in a debate of this kind was to enable me to know exactly who lived there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the only method which he has not used is that of carrierpigeon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Presumably one sends it by carrierpigeon, hopes it lands somewhere and is accepted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not matter whether programmes are delivered by carrierpigeon if the programme being sent is rubbish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall repeat my question in the hope that guidance will arrive by carrierpigeon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad to see that the carrierpigeon has arrived. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of carrier pigeon These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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