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unmanned Definition

un·manned (-mand)

adjective

  1. not manned
  2. ☆ without people aboard and operating by automatic or remote control, as a pilotless aircraft or spacecraft

unmanned Usage Examples

Preposition: during

  • operation: The Roco automatic storage facility has a capacity of 3000 pallets and is unmanned during normal operation.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • leave: All the pieces running a single racket are machine-gunned to death leaving the racket unmanned.

Modifies a noun

  • drone: Iraqi gunners have shot down unmanned Predator spy drones.
  • spacecraft: It must be pretty lonely being an unmanned spacecraft.
  • vehicle: This would have meant you would only need two unmanned vehicles launched every two years instead of three.
  • aircraft: Iraq posses the capacity to use unmanned aircraft to attack the US.
  • crossing: It beggars belief that such dangerous materials are trundling along our railways, passing through unmanned level crossings.
  • submarine: This is a small unmanned submarine which is launched from the stern of the ship.

Modifying Another Word

  • normally: Calder will operate using a normally unmanned platform which can be accessed by maintenance crews via helicopter.
  • now: The level crossings are now unmanned, operated by train crews, and all the surplus track removed.
  • effectively: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are effectively unmanned planes, which are used in battle to take aerial photos and drop bombs on targets.
  • generally: AS24 is the brand name used by Total on its, generally unmanned, dedicated fueling points for commercial vehicles.

Used with adjective complement

  • leave: That means that ports of entry are often left unmanned.
  • run: The machine has automatic disk setting and can run unmanned.

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