Wondering how to use Dovecote in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as columbarium or birdhouse.
Dovecote in a sentence
Dovecote meaning
- 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 of Dovecote
Using Dovecote
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: columbarium, columbary, birdhouse.
- In the example corpus, dovecote often appears in combinations such as: the dovecote.
Context around Dovecote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dovecote
- In this selection, "dovecote" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, ancient, cut, tower, tea and milcombe stand out and add context to how "dovecote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an ancient dovecote ian delved and by the dovecote tea room. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dovecote" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dovecote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Dovecote Milcombe by Cliff Kinch. (6 words)
The Department has released a statement responding to concerns raised by the Dovecote Tea Room. (15 words)
The rock-cut dovecote discovered at the Hasmonean-era site in Jerusalem's Sharafat neighborhood. (15 words)
As we went through the entrance and marvelled at the impressive remnant of the original vaulted ceiling and an ancient dovecote, Ian delved into the chequered past of the manor house of Lovell family (from which the village derives its name). (41 words)
Since most Romans were cremated, the ashes typically were collected in an urn and placed in a niche in a collective tomb called a columbarium (literally, "dovecote"). (27 words)
A popular route is from Pincents Lane in Calcot up to Wilder’s Folly, a 200-year-old dovecote tower. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
A popular route is from Pincents Lane in Calcot up to Wilder’s Folly, a 200-year-old dovecote tower.
The Department has released a statement responding to concerns raised by the Dovecote Tea Room.
The Dovecote Milcombe by Cliff Kinch.
As we went through the entrance and marvelled at the impressive remnant of the original vaulted ceiling and an ancient dovecote, Ian delved into the chequered past of the manor house of Lovell family (from which the village derives its name).
The rock-cut dovecote discovered at the Hasmonean-era site in Jerusalem's Sharafat neighborhood.
Since most Romans were cremated, the ashes typically were collected in an urn and placed in a niche in a collective tomb called a columbarium (literally, "dovecote").
Common combinations with dovecote
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: