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Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3
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Drone:
a.an unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond line of sight:
the GPS of a U.S. spy drone.
b.(loosely) any unmanned aircraft or ship that is guided remotely:
a radio-controlled drone.
Well, from it's "b" meaning in the dictionary it can be. Even though I tend to go with you on this one since the military versions can be control from just about anywhere in the world and can be self guiding. Some of the more expensive Civilian models can sort of do this from what I've read. If they loose contact with the operator they will return on their own Via GPS.
I can remember when people called short wheelbase 4x4s (not trucks) Jeeps even if they weren't really a Jeep brand.