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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The moon's south pole region, which is largely unexplored except for a few uncrewed robotic missions, is believed to be home to subsurface water ice that could be a valuable resource for astronauts living and working at a lunar base. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 So far, parts of the megarocket have failed in dramatic fashion during six of its 10 uncrewed test flights. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Redwing is claimed to be a Slocum Sentinel Glider, which is the next generation of autonomous ocean gliders – this ultra-long endurance uncrewed vehicle allows for over a year of persistent ocean monitoring and has the size and energy to address the widest range of oceanographic missions. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 Twenty-one of New Shepard's missions to date have been uncrewed research flights; this will be the 15th to carry people. Mike Wall, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncrewed

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncrewed was in 1853

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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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uncrewed

adjective
un·​crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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