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loft [lɒft]1 noun(b) (elevated space → in church) tribune f, galerie f(c) (warehouse apartment) loft m(d) (for pigeons) pigeonnier m(e) (of golf club) angle m de la face, ouverture m►► loft conversion combles mpl aménagés, loft m;∎ they spent a lot of money on the loft conversion ils ont dépensé beaucoup d'argent pour aménager les combles;loft ladder échelle f escamotable (permettant d'accéder au grenier) -
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pigeon ['pɪdʒɪn](a) Ornithology pigeon m∎ it's not my pigeon ce n'est pas mon problème□ ;∎ that's their pigeon c'est leurs affaires ou leurs oignons►► pigeon droppings fiente f de pigeon;pigeon fancier colombophile mf;pigeon loft pigeonnier m;pigeon post transport m de dépêches par pigeons voyageurs;pigeon shooting tir m ou chasse f aux pigeons -
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Loft (disambiguation) — A loft is a type of dwelling.Loft may also refer to:* Loft (3D), a 3D modeling technique * Loft (film), a 2005 film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa * Loft (2008 film), a film by Erik Van Looy * A Loft for pigeons. * LOFT (LOCA), a series of large scale Loss… … Wikipedia
loft — ► NOUN 1) a room or storage space directly under the roof of a house or other building. 2) a large, open area in a warehouse or other large building, that has been converted into living space. 3) a gallery in a church or hall. 4) a shelter with… … English terms dictionary
loft — I UK [lɒft] / US [lɔft] noun [countable] Word forms loft : singular loft plural lofts * 1) a space under the roof of a building, often used for storing things I ve put all the baby equipment up in the loft. a) the upper floor in a farm building… … English dictionary
loft — loft1 [ lɔft ] noun count 1. ) an upper floor in a factory or similar building that has been made into apartments: a loft apartment a ) the upper floor in a farm building used for storing HAY: a hay loft b ) an upper floor built out from the wall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loft — loft1 [lɔft US lo:ft] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(under a roof)¦ 2¦(on a farm)¦ 3¦(part of a room)¦ 4¦(type of apartment)¦ 5¦(for birds)¦ 6¦(in a church)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Old Norse; Origin: lopt air, upstairs room ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
loft — 1 noun 1 ON A FARM (C) a raised area in a barn used for keeping hay (1) or other crops: a hayloft 2 UNDER A ROOF (C) BrE a room or space under the roof of a building; attic 3 TYPE OF ROOM/BUILDING (C) especially AmE a) a room that is on a raised… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pigeon loft — noun a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept • Syn: ↑loft • Hypernyms: ↑shelter … Useful english dictionary
Homing pigeon — White Homing pigeon The homing pigeon is a variety of domestic pigeon derived from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia domestica) selectively bred to find its way home over extremely long distances.[1] The wild rock pigeon has an innate homing ability … Wikipedia
Pigeon racing — For the bicycle company, see Flying Pigeon. Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. The time it takes the animal to cover the specified… … Wikipedia
Olfactory navigation — It is possible that homing pigeons may navigate by smell Olfactory navigation is a hypothesis put forward to explain navigation and homing of pigeons, in particular the homing pigeon. There are two principal versions. Papi’s mosaic model proposes … Wikipedia
Pigeon keeping — is the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons. Mankind has practiced pigeon keeping for about 10,000 years in almost every part of the world. In that time, mankind has substantially altered the morphology and the behavior of the… … Wikipedia