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unmanned

Pronunciation:  un'mand

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars"
 
 Synonyms: pilotless, remote-controlled
 
 Antonyms: manned
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un*manned"\, a.
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 unmanned blood bating in my cheeks With thy
         black mantle.                         --Shak.

3. [Pref. un- not + manned.] Not furnished with men; as, an
   unmanned ship.

 

 

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