drone
A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
Noun 4 meanings
A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
One who performs menial or tedious work.
Any remotely operated or autonomous vehicle for land, sea, air, or space.
“aerial drones”
A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members.
Verb 3 meanings
To kill or destroy with a drone (unmanned aircraft), or with a missile fired by a drone.
To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.
To speak in a monotone.
Etymology
From Middle English drane, dron, drone, from Old English drān, drǣn, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drenô, *drēnuz (“drone”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, drone, hornet”).
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DRONE at a glance
DRONE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,016 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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