unmanned

American  

[uhn-mand] / ˌʌnˈmænd /

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.

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unmanned British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of unmanned

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

Example Sentences

The good news may already have been priced in, seeing as the stock has risen 280% over the past year as investors have bet on growth in unmanned military systems.

From Barron's

The good news may already have been priced in, seeing as the stock has risen 280% over the past year as investors have bet on growth in unmanned military systems.

From Barron's

One of the key elements has been the Molniya, or Lightning, drone, a cheap, fixed-wing unmanned flying vehicle with a range of more than 30 miles.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lot of good news is reflected in Kratos shares, with investors seeing growth in unmanned military systems for years to come.

From Barron's

Tuesday’s statement didn’t say what kind of weapons the U.S. plans to install next, saying only that both countries would “work to increase deployments of U.S. cutting-edge missile and unmanned systems to the Philippines.”

From The Wall Street Journal