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# drone

noun (drone, drones); verb (drone, drones, droned, droning)

«drone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A drone is a small aircraft without a pilot, controlled from the ground or by a computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#m1)
2. A drone is a male bee that does no work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#m2)
3. A drone is a low, steady humming sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#m3)
4. To drone on is to talk for a long time in a dull, boring voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#m4)
5. A lazy person who does no work and lives off others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#m5)

### In the lessons

In technology lessons drones take photos and videos, deliver parcels and help search for people. In safety: drones must not fly near airports or over crowds. In science a bee colony has a queen, workers and drones. In stories a voice drones on and a plane drones overhead. Phrases: fly a drone, drone camera, drone on, the drone of traffic.

### Examples

- He flies a drone in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x1)
- The drone took a photo of our school from above. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x2)
- Drones must stay away from airports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x3)
- A drone is a male bee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x4)
- We heard the drone of a plane far away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x5)
- The speaker droned on for an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x6)
- Drones can help find lost hikers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x7)
- They begin the New Year by going to bed, and that's a good beginning for drones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun. Regular verb (droned). Bee family: one queen lays eggs, workers (female) collect food, drones (male) do not sting or work. Drone rules differ by country; many need registration.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drone.html) on Mova free.