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    drone
    /drəʊn/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a continuous low humming sound: "he nodded off to the drone of the car engine" Similar humbuzzwhirwhirring
    • 2. a continuous musical note of low pitch: "the drone rose by a third to A"

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  2. DRONE definition: 1. a low continuous noise that does not change its note: 2. an aircraft that does not have a pilot…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of DRONE is a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen. How to use drone in a sentence.

  4. An unmanned aerial vehicle ( UAV ), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs were originally developed through the twentieth century for military missions too "dull, dirty or dangerous" [1] for humans, and by the twenty-first, they had become essential assets to most militaries.

  5. Mar 18, 2024 · A drone refers to an aerial vehicle that receives remote commands from a pilot or relies on software for autonomous flight. Many drones display features like cameras for collecting visual data and propellers for stabilizing their flight patterns.

  6. an aircraft without a pilot, or a small flying device, controlled from the ground and used for taking photographs, dropping bombs, delivering goods, etc. aerial/surveillance drones. The film crew got some breathtaking footage from their drone.

  7. DRONE meaning: 1. a low continuous noise that does not change its note: 2. an aircraft that does not have a pilot…. Learn more.

  8. Oct 21, 2023 · A drone, also known as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is an aircraft that operates without a human pilot onboard. It is controlled either autonomously by computers or remotely by a human operator on the ground. Drones come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from small handheld devices to larger, more sophisticated aircraft.

  9. drone. (droʊn ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense drones , present participle droning , past tense, past participle droned. 1. verb. If something drones, it makes a low, continuous, dull noise. Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky. [VERB] ...a virtually non-stop droning noise in the background. [VERB -ing]

  10. 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.

  11. Oct 3, 2018 · In aviation and in space, a drone refers to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. Another term for it is an "unmanned aerial vehicle," or UAV. On Earth, drones are often used for military...