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crewless

crewless

1 6.0
Having no people on board to operate a ship or plane
  • adjective
  • /ˈkruːləs/
: sin tripulación
  • Many new vehicles are being designed as crewless to reduce operational costs.

Examples

  • The crewless drone flew autonomously over the city.

  • Scientists launched a crewless submarine to explore the deep sea.

  • The crewless ship sailed across the ocean using advanced navigation systems.

  • A crewless aircraft can perform surveillance missions without risking human lives.

  • NASA is testing a crewless spacecraft for future missions.

  • The company plans to launch a crewless drone that can deliver packages to remote areas.

  • The crewless spacecraft was able to navigate through space without any human assistance.

Synonyms

unmanned
vscrewless
  • Specialized
42 5.1

Operates without a person on board

is about lack of onboard workers or people operating it
pilotless
vscrewless
  • Specialized
2 6.5

A vehicle with no person on board to control it, like a plane or spaceship

covers lack of any onboard people not only missing pilots
manless
vscrewless
  • Specialized
6.1

Working without people on board and controlled from far away

is the general term focusing on absence of onboard workers

Antonyms

manned
33 3.8

With people on board to operate it

How Crewed

manned
33 3.8
crewless
1 6.0

Surface Forms

crewless positive

Morphology

crewless = crew (transparent) = crew + less

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-less' to 'crew', yielding 'without crew'.

Etymology

The word crewless joins crew, a group of people who work on a ship or plane, and -less, meaning 'without', as in homeless. So crewless means 'without people on board' and explains why a crewless ship or aircraft works without a human crew.