Definition of "drone" in английский

noun

1. A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen.

2. (now rare) One who does not work; a lazy person, an idler.

3. One who performs menial or tedious work.

4. A remotely operated vehicle.

5. (Uganda) A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members.

6. (slang, derogatory) One who lacks the ability to think critically and independently, especially one who follows a group blindly; a non-player character.

7. (BDSM) In dronification kink, one who is mindless and obedient to a dominant, characterized by a detached and robotic identity and an anonymous appearance, typically composed of a latex suit and gas mask.

verb

1. (transitive, colloquial) To kill or destroy with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft.

verb

1. To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz.

2. To speak in a monotone.

noun

1. A low-pitched hum or buzz.

2. (music) One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe.

3. (music, uncountable) A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds.

4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.

noun

1. (UK, slang) The drug mephedrone.