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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

드론

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deuron

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drone/droʊn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"사진작가는 드론을 사용하여 멋진 공중 사진을 찍었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A remote-controlled or autonomous flying vehicle that is capable of carrying payloads.

    "The photographer used a drone to capture stunning aerial views of the landscape."
  2. 2

    A male bee, especially in a honeybee colony, that does not gather nectar or pollen.

    "During the summer, the hive is filled with drones waiting for the queen to mate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English dran or dræn, meaning 'male honeybee', echoing the deep humming sound these insects make. By the 19th century, the term expanded metaphorically to describe a continuous low monotonous sound, and in the 21st century, it was adopted for pilotless aircraft.

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