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Meaning of
drone
in English
drone
us
/droʊn/
uk
/drəʊn/
#common
Plural
drones
Past Tense
droned
Participle Verb
droning
Third Person Singular
drones
Definitions
Noun
a
remotely
controlled
aircraft
(
UAV
)
a
remote-controlled
aerial
vehicle
(
UAV
)
a
vehicle
operated
from
a
distance
;
including
tanks
or
boats
The
military
used
a
drone
to
gather
information
about
the
enemy
.
a
male
insect
;
fertilizes
the
queen
In
the
bee
colony
,
the
drone
is
responsible
for
fertilizing
the
queen
.
a
person
doing
menial
work
The
company
hired
a
drone
to
perform
mundane
tasks
.
a
low-pitched
humming
noise
The
drone
of
the
engine
was
loud
and
annoying
.
a
pipe
producing
continuous
sound
(
in
bagpipes
)
The
bagpiper
adjusted
the
drone
to
produce
a
clearer
sound
.
a
music
genre
featuring
prolonged
,
repetitive
sounds
The
drone
music
festival
featured
artists
who
created
hypnotic
beats
.
Verb
to
produce
a
low
hum
;
buzzing
sound
The
engine
began
to
drone
as
it
idled
in
neutral
gear
.
to
speak
in
a
monotone
voice
The
professor's
voice
started
to
drone
as
he
lectured
on
the
complex
topic
.