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drone

noun as in person who is lazy

noun as in continuous noise

verb as in making noise continuously

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Example Sentences

The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.

Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.

But it takes more than just pilots to operate the drone fleet.

In other words, the Air Force is saying that its drone force has been stretched to its limits.

The result is that drone operators are leaving the Air Force in droves.

Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.

The melody or tune is played on one of the pipes furnished with holes for the purpose, while the other three give a drone, bass.

Let those who are fit for nothing else go and drone over A B C with ragged children, if they like.

Not a sound except the drone of a mountain honey-bee hanging over some blossom.

The buzzer which he had expected to roar in his ears was only a faint drone, and above it he could easily hear other sounds.

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to drone, such as: idler, leech, loafer, lounger, parasite, and slug.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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