Military Communication Methods

noun A specific breed of pigeon known for its ability to find its way back home over long distances

• The homing pigeon is a breed of pigeon that has the innate ability to find its way home over long distances.
• My neighbor raises homing pigeons and they always impress me with their navigation skills.
• I heard that homing pigeons are like the GPS of the bird world.
• Using a homing pigeon as a metaphor, she always found her way back to her true self after facing challenges.

noun a device for signaling by means of two flags or lights waved according to a code

verb to signal with a wigwag

• The engineer installed a wigwag signaling device at the railroad crossing.
• I saw the conductor waving the wigwag to alert the cars.
• I love how the wigwag lights up when the train is coming!
• Her emotions were like a wigwag, constantly changing and unpredictable.