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drone meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of drone at MeaningMonkey.org. drone meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.DRONE noun
Definition of drone (noun)
- stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
- an unchanging intonation
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- synonyms: pilotless aircraft, radio-controlled aircraft
- a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
- synonyms: bourdon, drone pipe
DRONE verb
Definition of drone (verb)
- make a monotonous low dull sound
- "The harmonium was droning on"
- talk in a monotonous voice
- synonyms: drone on
Source: Princeton University Wordnet