: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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Roscosmos had scheduled an uncrewed Progress resupply mission in December.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Two Russian uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) violated Romanian airspace early Tuesday, six days after another drone traveled roughly five miles into the NATO country's territory.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
This uncrewed test plane stands out with its sharp angles and futuristic look.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
The company seems to be going the whole hog with this because the image released of the prototype doesn't appear to have a cockpit, suggesting that the military version will be uncrewed and not a passenger carrier.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Two Russian uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) violated Romanian airspace early Tuesday, six days after another drone traveled roughly five miles into the NATO country's territory.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
This uncrewed test plane stands out with its sharp angles and futuristic look.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
The company seems to be going the whole hog with this because the image released of the prototype doesn't appear to have a cockpit, suggesting that the military version will be uncrewed and not a passenger carrier.
—New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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uncrewed
adjective
un·crewed
ˌən-ˈkrüd 
: having no crew
an uncrewed spacecraft
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