: not carrying or performed by people : having no crew
an uncrewed flight
uncrewed spacecraft
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The bow was found by coincidence, as an uncrewed surface vessel recorded an anomaly while mapping the seafloor, officials said.
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Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
That may be fine for an uncrewed rocket, but X has hundreds of millions of users aboard.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
China is making even more rapid progress, with one uncrewed air taxi firm already running regular trials of a sightseeing route.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Musk’s road map suggests SpaceX hopes to send up to five uncrewed Starship vehicles loaded with cargo to Mars during that time.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
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Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
That may be fine for an uncrewed rocket, but X has hundreds of millions of users aboard.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
China is making even more rapid progress, with one uncrewed air taxi firm already running regular trials of a sightseeing route.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Musk’s road map suggests SpaceX hopes to send up to five uncrewed Starship vehicles loaded with cargo to Mars during that time.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for uncrewed
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“Uncrewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrewed. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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