unmanned

[uhn-mand]

adjective

1. without the physical presence of a person or people on board; uncrewed.

   an unmanned spacecraft.

2. Falconry.,  (of a captured hawk) untrained for hunting with a master; unmade.

unmanned

/ ʌnˈmænd /

adjective

1. lacking personnel or crew

   an unmanned ship

2. (of aircraft, spacecraft, etc) operated by automatic or remote control

3. uninhabited

4. falconry (of a hawk or falcon) not yet trained to accept humans

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmanned¹

First recorded in 1535–45; un- ¹ ( def. ) + manned ( def. )

Example Sentences

"We confirmed that an unmanned aerial vehicle believed to be Chinese, passed between Yonaguni Island and Taiwan on Monday," Japan's defence ministry said on X.

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China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.

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They save soldiers' lives and are the future of the army, according to Ihor, the head of unmanned systems for the 7th Corps of the Ukrainian army.

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Over the coming years, the manufacturer will expand its product portfolio to include transmissions for lower-weight tracked vehicles and unmanned ground drones, Sagel said.

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One resident noted that Northrop Grumman had recently unveiled an unmanned submarine.

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