dovecotenoun [ C ]
also dovecot uk/ˈdʌv.kəʊt/us/ˈdʌv.koʊt/a small building for doves or similar birds to live in
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal Dwellings - man-made
- apiary
- aquarium
- aviary
- birdcage
- birdhouse
- cage
- doghouse
- fish tank
- fishbowl
- fold
- goldfish bowl
- hatchery
- hive
- pigeon loft
- pigpen
- pigsty
- sanctuary
- stabling
- stall
- stockyard
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Examples from literature
- Ah, look! there is the dovecote, cried Isabel.
- In the chicken houses and dovecotes, there was not a single bird left.
- Note the ancient barn and dovecote.
- She had told him of a hedge of yew-trees, and a white dovecote almost at the water's edge.
- The circular dovecote belonging to monastic times is carefully preserved.