unmapped

adjective

un·​mapped ˌən-ˈmapt How to pronounce unmapped (audio)
: not represented on a map : uncharted
unmapped wilderness
… wild and unmapped areas of the physical world.H. G. Rickover

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If criteria no longer supports Super Cruise—a construction zone, for instance, or by entering onto an unmapped road—the system’s lights will turn blue, indicating that conditions are not fully met. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 The videos helped the team identify some previously unmapped sea lion habitats in the benthic zone–or the lowest ecological zone in a body of water. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024 Using ultrafast, atom-at-a-time methods, researchers are starting to explore this unmapped region of the periodic table and finding it as fantastical as any medieval cartographer’s imaginings. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 His latest film, The Damned, is not technically a documentary: It’s set in 1862 at the height of the Civil War and follows a pack of Union soldiers treacherously exploring unmapped territories in the West. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unmapped 

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmapped was in 1805

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“Unmapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmapped. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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