No. 3,123 in Dutch
drone
An unmanned aircraft or device controlled remotely or autonomously.
In a sentence
De drone vloog over het park en filmde de prachtige natuur.
The drone flew over the park and filmed the beautiful nature.
In this sentence, 'drone' refers to the aerial device used for capturing video footage.
Hij hoorde een monotone drone van de machines in de fabriek.
He heard a monotonous drone of the machines in the factory.
Here, 'drone' describes a continuous low humming noise made by machinery.
De drone van de bijenkoningin was essentieel voor het bestuiven van de bloemen.
The drone of the queen bee was essential for pollinating the flowers.
In this sentence, 'drone' refers to a male bee in the context of a bee colony.
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