dronescape

noun

Etymology

From drone + -scape.

  1. inherited from *dʰreh₁n- — “bee, drone, hornet
  2. inherited from *drēniz
  3. inherited from *drānu
  4. inherited from drān
  5. inherited from drane
  6. suffixed as dronescape — “drone + -scape

Definitions

  1. A soundscape or acoustic environment consisting of repetitive droning noises.

    • Waves of sound are layered but don't disappear, and [Robert] Fripp sends textural pieces soaring with his signature sustain, creating a kind of dronescape continuum.
    • Nineteen eighty-nine's "How Does It Feel" was seven minutes of minimal electro blips, lightly phased, over a three-note guitar dronescape, with [Peter] Kember asking repeatedly, "So tell me, how does it feel?"
  2. A landscape as viewed or photographed by a drone.

    • (see title)
    • The 2021 recipient is Alice Collins for her study I've never seen it look like that: The dronescape, tentative enchantments, and a passion to fly.
    • New mobility technologies can also emphasize traditional scenic beauty in cities, a good example of this being the ubiquitous dronescape photography and video.
  3. A region that is under the influence of patrolling drones or the people and technologies…

    A region that is under the influence of patrolling drones or the people and technologies that make up those patrols.

    • In Australia, in addition to the AFP, state police departments have entered the dronescape.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA