dovecote

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
2. (historical) In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

Sinonieme

dovecot

columbarium

columbary

pigeon house

pigeon-house

pigeon loft

dove-cot

loft

pigeonry

birdhouse

Vertalings

colombier

Taubenhaus

palomar

περιστερώνας

columbarium

pombal

duiventil

duivenkot

Taubenschlag

pigeonnier

Pombal

تماريد

güvercinlik

تمراد

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdʌvkɒt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From dove + cote.