home on



home on (to something)

Fig. to aim directly at something; to fix some type of receiver on a signal source. The navigator homed onto the radio beam from the airport. The navigator located the beam and homed on.
See also: home, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yelenaye-LYE-nah, ee-LYE-nahRussian
Tsubasatsoo-bah-sahJapanese
Gianluigijahn-loo-EE-geeItalian
DÁVid-Hungarian, Slovak
Chava-Hebrew
Derya-Turkish