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UNMANNED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unmanned mean?
• UNMANNED (adjective)
The adjective UNMANNED has 1 sense:
1. lacking a crew
Familiarity information: UNMANNED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking a crew
Synonyms:
remote-controlled; unmanned
Context example:
an unmanned satellite to Mars
Similar:
pilotless (lacking a pilot)
Antonym:
manned (having a crew)
Context examples
The unmanned lunar missions are part of China’s ambitions to join the United States and Russia as a major space power.
(Chinese Rover Making Tracks on Dark Side of the Moon, VOA)
For example, in the case of the loss of a military or commercial satellite, the unmanned, reusable XS-1 could quickly be used to launch a replacement.
(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)
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