uncrewed

adjective

un·​crewed ˌən-ˈkrüd How to pronounce uncrewed (audio)
: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft

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And India became the fourth country to ace an uncrewed docking between two small crafts, called Target and Chaser, in space. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025 Closely matched, Ukraine has managed to outdo Russia in some parts of the uncrewed vehicle battle, with Kyiv striding ahead in the use of naval and ground drones, as well as heavy, multi-rotor airborne drones. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 The key objective of the uncrewed spaceflight was for the second stage of the vehicle to safely reach orbit before Blue Origin attempted to land the rocket booster, or first stage, on a barge several hundred miles offshore in the Atlantic. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 Instead, Anduril offer uncrewed alternatives which are similar in terms of capability what the military uses now, but promising to do the job as much lower cost and provide far greater mass. David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for uncrewed 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncrewed was in 1853

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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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uncrewed

adjective
un·​crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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