Meaning & use
drone
An unmanned aircraft controlled remotely or by onboard computers, or a continuous low humming sound.
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The farmer used a drone to survey the fields from above.
The steady drone of the air conditioner filled the quiet room.
A note on using this word
Drone also refers to a male bee that does no work but mates with the queen, the source of its figurative sense of an idle worker.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To make a continuous, low humming sound, or to speak in a monotonous tone.
The professor droned on for nearly an hour about tax law.
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