dronenoun
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/drone noun (NOISE)
[ S ] a low continuous noise that does not change its note:
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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drone noun (AIRCRAFT)
[ C ] 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):
[ C ] an aircraft without a pilot that is controlled by someone on the ground, used especially as a hobby
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Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- aeroplane
- air ambulance
- biplane
- copter
- dive-bomber
- fixed-wing
- flying boat
- glider
- jet
- jet-propelled
- light aircraft
- microlight
- plane
- seaplane
- transport plane
- turbojet
- turboprop
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- winged
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drone noun (BEE)
[ C ] a male bee
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Names for the male & female of animals
- billy goat
- bitch
- boar
- boomer
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- cob
- drake
- ewe
- gelding
- mare
- nanny goat
- ram
- sow 1
- stag
- stallion
- steer
- tigress
- tom
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droneverb [ I ]
uk/drəʊn/us/droʊn/to make a low continuous noise that does not change its note:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- swish
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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