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crewless

crewless

6.0
Having no people on board to operate a ship or plane
  • adjective
  • /ˈkruːləs/
translation icon : 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
39 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
9 3.8

With people on board to operate it

How Crewed

manned
9 3.8
crewless
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.