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crewless

crewless adjective: without a crew; unmanned.

Adjective

crewless (not comparable)

  1. Without a crew; unmanned
    • The short but extremely busy subway shuttle service on the northerly track between New York's Times Square and Grand Central Station will soon be provided by crewless three car trains.1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Automated trains in New York”, in Trains Illustrated, page 78
    • A device for the automatic control of crewless helper locomotives cut into the make-up of heavy freight trains has been perfected by the Louisville & Nashville RR in conjunction with the General Railway Signalling Co.1964 November, “Automatic helper locomotive control on the Louisville & Nashville RR, USA”, in Modern Railways, page 354
    Synonyms:
    uncrewed

Synonyms of crewless

Origin of crewless

From crew + -less.

Words formed from crewless

Questions about crewless

What does crewless mean?
Crewless means without a crew; unmanned.
What part of speech is crewless?
Crewless is an adjective.

Words near crewless in the dictionary

  1. crewet
  2. crewets
  3. crewing
  4. crewing up
  5. Crewkerne
  6. crewless
  7. crewlessness
  8. crewman
  9. crewmanship
  10. crewmate
  11. crewmates

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