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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French startup HyLight thinks uncrewed airships could be a cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026 Gone is the original plan of having Orion meet up with either lander using the near-rectilinear halo orbit that was used on the uncrewed Artemis I test mission. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 And even if the mission does completely succeed, NASA will still require both competing spacecraft to execute an uncrewed lunar landing and liftoff to prove their mettle further. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Oct. 2026 Its potential transition into a counter-drone role reflects a broader push to make military uncrewed aircraft more versatile. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uncrewed

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uncrewed was in 1853

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uncrewed

adjective
un·​crewed ˌən-ˈkrüd How to pronounce uncrewed (audio)
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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