dovecote

Meanings

Plural: dovecotes

Noun

• a birdhouse for pigeons
• 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.
• In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

Synonyms

columbarium, columbary, doocot, dovehouse, pigeon loft

Related Words

dove