"drones" meaning in English

See drones in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɹəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɹoʊnz/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} drones
  1. plural of drone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: drone
    Sense id: en-drones-en-noun-RZ005qWI

Verb

IPA: /dɹəʊnz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɹoʊnz/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊnz, -oʊnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} drones
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of drone Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: drone
    Sense id: en-drones-en-verb-05-fNJRv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 22 23 1 11 22 22 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 0 17 20 20 0 0
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