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homing device
noun
- a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of homing device1
First recorded in 1930–35
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An inmate sends a phone’s GPS location to the drone pilot, who uses the phone as a homing device, Parkhill said.
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While Ames sat in the meeting, a team of FBI technical experts placed a homing device inside his Jaguar.
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“Is your map glowing brighter? Maybe it works like a homing device...” said Mini, poking at the “sprig of youth” design on her wrist.
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The other pairs a sort of homing device for cancer cells with a payload of chemotherapy that’s released when it reaches its target.
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With a box of active homing devices leading the way, it was only a matter of time before they tracked down the haul.
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