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Webster 1913 Edition
Unmanned
Un-manned′
,Adj.
1.
[Properly p. p. of
unman
.] Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.
2.
[Pref.
un-
not + man
+ -ed
.] (Falconry)
Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; – also used figuratively.
[Obs.]
Hood my
With thy black mantle.
unmanned
blood bating in my cheeksWith thy black mantle.
Shakespeare
3.
[Pref.
un-
not + manned
.] Not furnished with men;
as, an
. unmanned
shipWebster 1828 Edition
Unmanned
UNMAN'NED
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Definition 2024
unmanned
unmanned
English
Adjective
unmanned (not comparable)
- not operated by a person or a crew
- 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
- In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
- an automated e-mail message sent from an unmanned mailbox
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Synonyms
- (of a vehicle: not operated by a person or crew): crewless
Antonyms
Translations
not operated by a person or a crew
See also
Verb
unmanned
- simple past tense and past participle of unman