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Drone
01
a flying vehicle such as an aircraft that is controlled from afar and has no pilot
Examples
The photographer used a drone to capture stunning aerial shots of the landscape.
02
a stingless male bee in a colony of social bees whose only role is to mate with the queen
Examples
Worker bees feed the drones until mating season.
03
a continuous, unchanging sound or tone
Examples
The drone of the engines filled the cabin.
04
a pipe on a bagpipe or similar instrument that produces a single sustained tone
Examples
The drone of the bagpipe gave depth to the melody.
05
a person who moves or acts sluggishly or takes more time than necessary to complete tasks
Examples
He 's such a drone — everything takes him twice as long.
to drone
01
to speak in a continuous, dull, or monotonous tone, often causing boredom
Examples
The teacher droned on about grammar for an hour.
02
to produce a continuous, low, dull, or monotonous noise
Examples
The engines droned in the background.
