unmanned

/ʌnˈmænd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

aerial, left, likely, metric, soviet, used

VERB + UNMANNED

drones, experience, sent

UNMANNED + NOUN

mailbox, skylab, space, station, vehicles

PREP.

from

Definitions

adj

Not operated by a person or a crew.

unmanned drones

an automated e-mail message sent from an unmanned mailbox

Of a bird of prey: not accustomed to the presence of human beings.

Of a setting, situation or event, devoid of males.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — lacking a crew

remote-controlled

Antonyms

manned

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

unmanned drones

Wiktionary

an automated e-mail message sent from an unmanned mailbox

Wiktionary

In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohi

Wiktionary

On May 14, 1973, a two-staged Saturn V rocket propelled the 90 metric ton unmanned Skylab space station into an orbit above Earth.

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The International Space Station received several tons of supplies this week from an unmanned craft.

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The former Soviet Union used unmanned probes to take 301 grams of moon soil samples between 1970 and 1976.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, unmanned is marked as slang, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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