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drom​e​dary
noun
drom·​e·​dary
ˈdrä-mə-ˌder-ē also ˈdrə- -ˌde-rē
plural drom​e​dar​ies

Definition

  • the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal //… the one-humped dromedary of the Arabian and African deserts thrives in some of the hottest and driest climates on earth. — Reuven Yagil //… it was only the introduction of the dromedary to North Africa about the second century A.D. that made feasible in terms of costs and risks regular caravan trade from one rim of the Western Sahara to the other. — Ross E. Dunn
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; akin to Greek dramein to run, dromos racecourse, Sanskrit dramati he runs about
drone
noun (1)
ˈdrōn
plural drones

Definition (Entry 1 of 3)

  • a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen //At some point, usually around late spring or early summer in the Midwest, thousands of worker bees and drones—half or more of the colony's total population—may fly away with the old queen to find a new home. — Jim Doherty and Terry Domico
  • an uncrewed aircraft or vessel guided by remote control or onboard computers: such as
    a small remotely operated rotorcraft usually with a mounted camera //We drifted past a man who was operating a quadcopter drone with a GoPro attached. It swooped over us and then receded upriver. — Nick Paumgarten //Some particularly dramatic drone footage shows the lava field advancing on a neighborhood. — Eric Mack
    an uncrewed military aircraf
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    drom​e​dary
    noun
    drom·​e·​dary
    ˈdrä-mə-ˌder-ē also ˈdrə- -ˌde-rē
    plural drom​e​dar​ies

    Definition

    • the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal //… the one-humped dromedary of the Arabian and African deserts thrives in some of the hottest and driest climates on earth. — Reuven Yagil //… it was only the introduction of the dromedary to North Africa about the second century A.D. that made feasible in terms of costs and risks regular caravan trade from one rim of the Western Sahara to the other. — Ross E. Dunn
    First Known Use
    13th century, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; akin to Greek dramein to run, dromos racecourse, Sanskrit dramati he runs about
drone
noun (1)
ˈdrōn
plural drones

Definition (Entry 1 of 3)

  • a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen //At some point, usually around late spring or early summer in the Midwest, thousands of worker bees and drones—half or more of the colony's total population—may fly away with the old queen to find a new home. — Jim Doherty and Terry Domico
  • an uncrewed aircraft or vessel guided by remote control or onboard computers: such as
    a small remotely operated rotorcraft usually with a mounted camera //We drifted past a man who was operating a quadcopter drone with a GoPro attached. It swooped over us and then receded upriver. — Nick Paumgarten //Some particularly dramatic drone footage shows the lava field advancing on a neighborhood. — Eric Mack
    an uncrewed military aircraf
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    drom​e​dary
    noun
    drom·​e·​dary
    ˈdrä-mə-ˌder-ē also ˈdrə- -ˌde-rē
    plural drom​e​dar​ies

    Definition

    • the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal //… the one-humped dromedary of the Arabian and African deserts thrives in some of the hottest and driest climates on earth. — Reuven Yagil //… it was only the introduction of the dromedary to North Africa about the second century A.D. that made feasible in terms of costs and risks regular caravan trade from one rim of the Western Sahara to the other. — Ross E. Dunn
    First Known Use
    13th century, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; akin to Greek dramein to run, dromos racecourse, Sanskrit dramati he runs about
drone
noun (1)
ˈdrōn
plural drones

Definition (Entry 1 of 3)

  • a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen //At some point, usually around late spring or early summer in the Midwest, thousands of worker bees and drones—half or more of the colony's total population—may fly away with the old queen to find a new home. — Jim Doherty and Terry Domico
  • an uncrewed aircraft or vessel guided by remote control or onboard computers: such as
    a small remotely operated rotorcraft usually with a mounted camera //We drifted past a man who was operating a quadcopter drone with a GoPro attached. It swooped over us and then receded upriver. — Nick Paumgarten //Some particularly dramatic drone footage shows the lava field advancing on a neighborhood. — Eric Mack
    an uncrewed military aircraf
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    drom​e​dary
    noun
    drom·​e·​dary
    ˈdrä-mə-ˌder-ē also ˈdrə- -ˌde-rē
    plural drom​e​dar​ies

    Definition

    • the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) currently existing only as a domestic or feral animal //… the one-humped dromedary of the Arabian and African deserts thrives in some of the hottest and driest climates on earth. — Reuven Yagil //… it was only the introduction of the dromedary to North Africa about the second century A.D. that made feasible in terms of costs and risks regular caravan trade from one rim of the Western Sahara to the other. — Ross E. Dunn
    First Known Use
    13th century, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Middle English dromedarie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin dromedarius, from Latin dromad-, dromas, from Greek, running; akin to Greek dramein to run, dromos racecourse, Sanskrit dramati he runs about
drone
noun (1)
ˈdrōn
plural drones

Definition (Entry 1 of 3)

  • a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen //At some point, usually around late spring or early summer in the Midwest, thousands of worker bees and drones—half or more of the colony's total population—may fly away with the old queen to find a new home. — Jim Doherty and Terry Domico
  • an uncrewed aircraft or vessel guided by remote control or onboard computers: such as
    a small remotely operated rotorcraft usually with a mounted camera //We drifted past a man who was operating a quadcopter drone with a GoPro attached. It swooped over us and then receded upriver. — Nick Paumgarten //Some particularly dramatic drone footage shows the lava field advancing on a neighborhood. — Eric Mack
    an uncrewed military aircraf