drone
To kill or destroy with a drone, or with a missile fired by a droneTo kill or destroy with a drone (unmanned aircraft), or with a missile fired by a drone.
» Tom said he shot down three drones.
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3 senses(colloquial, transitive)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.
brummen
To speak in a monotone.
- talk in a monotonous voice
- make a monotonous low dull sound
Examples
80 sentencesTom said he shot down three drones.
I want to buy a drone, but my parents won't let me.
Tom bought a drone.
Том купив дрон. — deniko
Tom wants to buy a drone.
A soporific drone sounds all around.
deEin einschläferndes Summen tönt ringsum. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English drane, dron, drone, from Old English drān, drǣn, from Proto-West GermaFrom 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”).
From Middle English drounen (“to roar, bellow”), from Proto-West Germanic *drunnjan, from Proto-Germanic *drunjaną (“to drone, roar, make a sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to roar, hum, drone”).
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Forms
drones, droning, droned, dronedSynonyms
1 synonyms- talk in a monotonous voice:drone on
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.