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   drone

   /drəʊn/

   verb

   • 1. make a continuous low humming sound: "in the far distance a machine droned" Similar humbuzzwhirvibratemurmurrumblepurrhisswhispersigh
   • ▪ speak tediously in a dull monotonous tone: "he reached for another beer while Jim droned on" Similar speak boringlyspeak monotonouslygo on and ontalk interminablyintonepontificateinformal:spoutsound offjawspielspeechifypreachify
   • ▪ move with a continuous humming sound: "traffic droned up and down the street"

   noun

   • 1. a continuous low humming sound: "he nodded off to the drone of the car engine" Similar humbuzzwhirwhirringvibrationmurmurmurmuringpurrpurringhisshissingwhisperwhisperingsigh
   • ▪ a monotonous speech: informal "only twenty minutes of the hour-long drone had passed"
   • 2. a continuous musical note of low pitch: "the drone rose by a third to A"
   • ▪ a musical instrument, or part of one, sounding a continuous note of low pitch, in particular (also drone pipe) a pipe in a bagpipe or (also drone string) a string in an instrument such as a hurdy-gurdy or a sitar.
   • 3. a male bee in a colony of social bees, which does no work but can fertilize a queen.
   • ▪ a person who does no useful work and lives off others: "the University takes all the profit and redistributes it to drones like him" Similar hanger-onparasiteleechpassengeridlerloaferlayaboutloungergood-for-nothingdo-nothingsluggardlaggardinformal:lazybonesscroungerspongerfreeloaderbloodsuckerwasterslackerskivercadger
   • 4. a remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or small flying device: "pilots use remote controls to guide a stealth reconnaissance drone"
   • ▪ a remote-controlled or autonomous vehicle designed for use underwater or on land: "a drone was sent to explore the depths"

   Word Origin Old Englishdrān, drǣn ‘male bee’, from a West Germanic verb meaning ‘resound, boom’; related to Dutch dreunen ‘to drone’, German dröhnen ‘to roar’, and Swedish dröna ‘to drowse’.

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2. www.techtarget.com › iotagenda › definitionWhat is a Drone? - Definition from WhatIs.com - TechTarget

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   Essentially, a drone is a flying robot that can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously using software-controlled flight plans in its embedded systems, that work in conjunction with onboard sensor s and a global positioning system ( GPS ). UAVs were most often associated with the military.

3. builtin.com › dronesWhat Is a Drone? | Built In

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › droneDrone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : an uncrewed aircraft or vessel guided by remote control or onboard computers: such as. a. : a small remotely-operated rotorcraft usually with a mounted camera. We drifted past a man who was operating a quadcopter drone with a GoPro attached. It swooped over us and then receded upriver. Nick Paumgarten.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Unmanned_aerial_vehicleUnmanned aerial vehicle - Wikipedia

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   Terminology. Many terms are used for aircraft which fly without any persons on board. The term drone has been used from the early days of aviation, some being applied to remotely flown target aircraft used for practice firing of a battleship's guns, such as the 1920s Fairey Queen and 1930s de Havilland Queen Bee.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRONE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled by someone on the ground, used especially for dropping bombs, or for surveillance (= careful watching of a place): unmanned drone The U.S. Border Patrol's unmanned drone helped agents track down their smuggling suspect. Synonyms.

8. www.dronezon.com › learn-about-drones-quadcoptersHow Do Drones Work And What Is Drone Technology - DroneZon

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   Oct 1, 2020 · How drones work, what is a drone and drone technology explained. Also, how drones with cameras and sensors are used by photographers, in conservation, business and military.