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/un mand"/, adj.1. without the physical presence of people in control: an unmanned spacecraft.2. Falconry. (of a captured hawk) untrained for hunting with a master; unmade.[1535-45; UN-1 + MANNED]
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unmanned — [[t]ʌ̱nmæ̱nd[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Unmanned vehicles such as spacecraft do not have any people in them and operate automatically or are controlled from a distance. ...a special unmanned spacecraft. ...unmanned rockets. 2) ADJ If a place is… … English dictionary
unmanned — un|manned [ˌʌnˈmænd] adj 1.) an unmanned spacecraft does not have a person inside it 2.) if a place is unmanned, nobody is working there ▪ an unmanned railway crossing … Dictionary of contemporary English
unmanned — un|manned [ ,ʌn mænd ] adjective used for describing a building or machine that does not have any staff there to manage or operate it: Many of the stations are unmanned in the evening. a. used for describing an aircraft without a pilot: an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unmanned — adjective a machine, vehicle etc that is unmanned does not have a person operating or controlling it: an unmanned space craft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unmanned — UK [ʌnˈmænd] / US [ˌʌnˈmænd] adjective a) used for describing a building or machine that does not have any staff there to manage or operate it. Some people avoid using this word because they consider it offensive to women, and use unstaffed or… … English dictionary
