drone


3drone

noun

Definition of DRONE

1
: a deep sustained or monotonous sound : hum
2
: an instrument or part of an instrument (as one of the fixed-pitch pipes of a bagpipe) that sounds a continuous unvarying tone

First Known Use of DRONE

circa 1520

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