unmanned

adjective

un·manned ˌən-ˈmand

Synonyms of unmanned next

see usage paragraph below : not carrying, staffed, or performed by people : not manned

an unmanned railroad crossing

unmanned spaceflight

of a hawk : not trained

Usage of Manned and Unmanned

While manned and unmanned are still commonly used in news sources to describe spaceflights, NASA has since the early 21st century used and prescribed non-gender-specific terms, preferring such descriptors as human, piloted, and crewed for the former, and unpiloted and uncrewed for the latter.

Examples of unmanned in a Sentence

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The destroyer shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three anti-ship cruise missiles, and seven unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, McLane revealed during the Surface Navy Association conference last Tuesday, according to specialist outlet The War Zone. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 No one was injured in the fire at the unmanned station. —

Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 Based on several years of operations, the proponents of this approach are seeking to allow an unmanned follower truck. —

Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Debris from SpaceX Starship streaks through the sky SpaceX's Starship exploded during an unmanned test flight. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for unmanned