New Uses for Drones

Question 1

Surveillance

Answer 1

Surveillance means the act of carefully watching sth or someone, perhaps a criminal, but also it means spying on someone.

Drones have been used for many things from smuggling drugs, detecting water leaks, & surveillance.
The police kept the jewellery shop under surveillance because they has a tip off … .

Question 2

Droning on

Answer 2

It means talking too much in a very boring way!

What are You droning on about, Rob?

Drones are also referred to as UAV’s, what does it stand for?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
I’ve heared about them being a hazard to aircrafts because they’ve been flown too close to airport.

Question 3

Aerial footage

Answer 3

That’s the film recording of the view from above the ground.

These cameras are also good @ capturing aerial footage.
The aerial footage on TV of the dolphines swimming was spectacular.

Question 4

Game changer

Answer 4

Game changer, means sth that completely changes the way sth is done or thought about.

Drones have been a game changer for wildlife programmes on TV.
They have the ability to be a game changer.

Question 5

The sky’s the limit

Answer 5

It means there is no limit to it.

It seems like the sky is the limit for the use of drones!
The sky is the limit to what professional footballers can earn these days.

There’s the potential risk of people’s privacy being invaded when a drone is flown over their property with a camera attached to it.
It’s thought they were first used for providing practice targets for training military personnel

Question 6

Harmonise

Answer 6

When harmonising two things, Two things being suitable for each other to allow them work properly.

Regulation being harmonised as technology progresses.
The garden has been designed to harmonise with the natural landscape.