drone

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A male hymenopteran (ant, bee, hornet, or wasp), whose sole primary function is to mate with the queen.
2. noun One who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.
3. noun One who performs menial or tedious work.
4. noun Any remotely operated or autonomous vehicle for land, sea, air, or space.

   aerial drones

5. noun An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an uncrewed/unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

   Several images of the compound were obtained via a drone overflight.

6. noun Any remotely operated or autonomous underwater vehicle, especially when multiple such vehicles are operated from a larger vessel.
7. noun Any watercraft on the water's surface that is remotely operated or autonomous.
8. noun Any UGV (uncrewed ground vehicle).

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

drone attack drone attacks drone strike drone strikes droned droner droners drones droning droningly