dovecote

dove·cote

 (dŭv′kōt′, -kŏt′) also dove·cot (-kŏt′)

n.

A compartmental structure, often raised on a pole, for housing domesticated pigeons.

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dovecote

(ˈdʌvˌkəʊt) or

dovecot

n

(Architecture) a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggs

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dove•cote

(ˈdʌvˌkoʊt)

also dove•cot

(-kɒt)

n.

a structure, usu. at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.

[1375–1425]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dovecote - a birdhouse for pigeons     columbarium, columbary birdhouse - a shelter for birds

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Translations

dovecote

[ˈdʌvkɒt] N → palomar m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dovecote

[ˈdʌvkəʊt] dovecot [ˈdʌvkɒt] n → pigeonnier m

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dovecote

[ˈdʌvˌkəʊt] n → colombaia

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