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Meaning of drone on

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

drone

Pronunciation:/dɹəʊn//dɹoʊn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen bee.

  2. Someone who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.

  3. One who performs menial or tedious work.

    Synonyms:drudge
  4. A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

    Example: One team member launched a camera drone over the Third Pole.

    Synonyms:UASUAV

verb

Definitions

  1. To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

drone

Pronunciation:/dɹəʊn//dɹoʊn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A low-pitched hum or buzz.

  2. One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.

  3. A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds.

  4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.

verb

Definitions

  1. To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.

  2. To speak in a monotone way.