HOME IN


Meaning of HOME IN in English

1.

If you ~ on one particular aspect of something, you give all your attention to it.

The critics immediately homed in on the group’s newly-elected members.

PHRASAL VERB: V P on n

2.

If something such as a missile homes in on something else, it is aimed at that thing and moves towards it.

Two rockets homed in on it from behind without a sound...

PHRASAL VERB: V P on n

see also homing

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