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drone
1[drohn]
noun
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
an uncrewed military aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond the line of sight.
We picked up the GPS signal of a U.S. spy drone.
They used a radio-controlled drone to test the weapon in an isolated spot.
(loosely) any uncrewed airborne device, especially a small one, that is guided remotely: used for industrial, commercial, and recreational purposes, such as photography and filming, delivery, mining, etc..
The grocery company will test drones for home delivery and pickup.
a drudge.
I don't want to be a drone who mindlessly does exactly what I'm told, but rather someone who asserts a little control in my work.
a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer.
That lazy drone was asleep when he should have been weeding the garden.
drone
2[drohn]
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to say in a dull, monotonous tone.
noun
Music.
a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments.
the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone.
a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
a monotonous low tone; humming or buzzing sound.
a person who speaks in a monotonous tone.
drone
1/ əʊ /
noun
a male bee in a colony of social bees, whose sole function is to mate with the queen
a person who lives off the work of others
a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft
drone
2/ əʊ /
verb
(intr) to make a monotonous low dull sound; buzz or hum
to utter (words) in a monotonous tone, esp to talk without stopping
noun
a monotonous low dull sound
music
a sustained bass note or chord of unvarying pitch accompanying a melody
( as modifier )
a drone bass
music one of the single-reed pipes in a set of bagpipes, used for accompanying the melody played on the chanter
a person who speaks in a low monotonous tone
drone
A male bee, especially a honeybee whose only function is to fertilize the queen. Drones have no stingers, do no work, and do not produce honey.
drone
In military usage, a pilotless aircraft used for reconnaissance and, more recently, for launching aerial attacks.
Other Word Forms
- dronish adjective
- droner noun
- droningly adverb
- ˈDzԾ adjective
- ˈDzԾԲ adjective
- ˈDzԾԲly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of drone1
Word History and Origins
Origin of drone1
Origin of drone2
Example Sentences
Iran has retaliated since Friday by launching more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones against Israel, so far killing 24 and injuring hundreds, according to Israeli officials.
The police, armed with night-vision binoculars and drones, have become skilled at spotting the moment the smugglers start to inflate their rubber boats.
Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the past few days in retaliation for Israeli strikes on its military infrastructure on Friday.
A local journalist and eyewitnesses said Israeli drones fired two missiles, followed shortly after by a shell from an Israeli tank positioned between 400 and 500m away from the crowd.
Loud explosions rocked the city, along with the rattle of the machine guns used by mobile Ukrainian air defence units to shoot down drones.
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