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

But more importantly, the airport's focus on unmanned aerospace research means it is relatively free from safety regulations that would normally tightly restrict testing with drone intruders and interceptors.

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It is also weighing how to confront incursions by unmanned vehicles when the culprit, and their intentions, can’t be determined.

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Assisted by artificial intelligence, this unmanned aerial vehicle can find and attack targets on its own.

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The bulletin states that unmanned aerial system drones “should be considered for deployment” on all fires greater than an acre to assist with infrared heat detection and fire perimeter surveys.

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Mr. Bohnert is an engineer at Rand who focuses on defense industrial bases and acquisition of naval, air, unmanned and air-defense systems.

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