crew
noun
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together.
crewless
-
a word derived from
crew.
Example Sentences
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Upon arriving in San Francisco on Feb. 1, 1849, Rosales observed 34 ships “of all nationalities” anchored in the bay; by summer, there would be more than 100, most of them abandoned and crewless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another $200 million was requested to design a large USV, essentially a crewless frigate or destroyer.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2023
The Navy’s spending proposal for the new fiscal year includes $433 million for crewless surface vessels and $284 million for underwater vessels.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
A crewless ship designed to recreate the Mayflower's historic journey across the Atlantic 400 years ago has crossed the ocean, project bosses have said.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022
He remembered the mysterious case of the schooner Le Pauvre Pierre which had been found drifting and crewless, and he remembered a conversation he had had with a fisherman in his home port of Marrec.
From Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer
