drone
Plural
drones
1
a flying vehicle such as an aircraft that is controlled from afar and has no pilot
- The photographer used a drone to capture stunning aerial shots of the landscape.
- Drones are often used in agriculture to monitor crop health and manage fields efficiently.
- The delivery company is testing drones to quickly transport packages to customers in remote areas.
- During the search and rescue mission, drones provided crucial aerial views of the disaster zone.
- Hobbyists enjoy flying drones in open spaces, practicing maneuvers and capturing videos from above.
2
a stingless male bee in a colony of social bees whose only role is to mate with the queen
- Worker bees feed the drones until mating season.
- The drone dies shortly after mating with the queen.
- The hive expels the drones before winter.
- Drones do not gather nectar or pollen.
- The beekeeper identified several drones among the workers.
4
a pipe on a bagpipe or similar instrument that produces a single sustained tone
- The drone of the bagpipe gave depth to the melody.
- The musician adjusted the drone to match the key.
- Traditional Scottish music relies on the harmony between chanter and drone.
- Each bagpipe has three drones producing continuous notes.
- The drone pipe maintained a steady background tone.
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5
a person who moves or acts sluggishly or takes more time than necessary to complete tasks
- He's such a drone—everything takes him twice as long.
- The manager complained that half the team were drones.
- Don't be a drone; get the job done.
- Office drones shuffled through their duties with no urgency.
- The project stalled because of a few lazy drones.