Used in a Sentence

drones

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for drones.

Editorial note

This is not an insurmountable problem, but it means that drones are not an end-all solution at this time.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

"Drones" is the fifth episode of season 8 and 205th episode overall of the American animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drones gathered in one view.

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"Drones" is the fifth episode of season 8 and 205th episode overall of the American animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head.

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a 2010 office comedy film directed by Amber Benson and Adam Busch, who describe it as "The Office meets Close Encounters".

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a 2013 American thriller film directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring Eloise Mumford and Matt O'Leary.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drones.

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"Drones" is the fifth episode of season 8 and 205th episode overall of the American animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head.

N

a 2010 office comedy film directed by Amber Benson and Adam Busch, who describe it as "The Office meets Close Encounters".

N

a 2013 American thriller film directed by Rick Rosenthal and starring Eloise Mumford and Matt O'Leary.

N

the seventh studio album by English rock band Muse, released on 5 June 2015 through Warner Bros. Records and the band's own Helium-3 imprint.

Example sentences

1

This is not an insurmountable problem, but it means that drones are not an end-all solution at this time.

2

Many of them show ignorance over drones and how drones work.

3

Does anyone really want to listen to that annoying hum of drones flying over head all day?

4

On the upside, if you raise your own kids right they'll run circles around these drones in the job market.

5

You do know they exist for flying drones and likely for detecting, intercepting and destroying other objects in the sky?

6

And with drones getting better every day all-out robotic warfare is a matter of time.

7

The vast majority of our business involves civil drones and we do not sell autopilots into the military market.

8

Hell, even losing two dozen drones would hurt less than a single F-35.

9

It was so depressing, all these boring consumer drones in the making.

10

A valuable supplement to manned aviation, yes, drones are already doing this.

11

You seem to know a lot about aviation so I wonder why you don't think drones are a viable replacement?

12

Long-term airborne drones are slow, light, and carry a small payload.

Quote examples

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Medium (small GA) sized drones, and "drone ports" aka numerous, smaller, autonomous-only, airports would probably be a much easier sell to the FAA than door-to-door drones.

2

The USA does not fly combat drones that do "detecting, intercepting and destroying".

3

Today's "drones" have more pilots than the manned craft!

4

"Facebook is developing advanced telecommunications, complete with autonomous laser-firing drones, and it is doing it as if it were a big software project." ---- pretty cool!

Proper noun examples

1

Drones as they are now require more staffing (they can fly for long periods of time, and you need regular crew swaps).

2

Drones can be jammed and even stolen (Iran did this a few years ago).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use drones in a sentence?

This is not an insurmountable problem, but it means that drones are not an end-all solution at this time.

What does drones mean?

"Drones" is the fifth episode of season 8 and 205th episode overall of the American animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head.

What part of speech is drones?

drones is commonly used as N.