nonaccompanied

Adjective

nonaccompanied (not comparable)

1. Not allowing the inclusion of additional companions
   • An 18-month tour in Europe would hopefully enable us to enforce more vigorously the nonaccompanied status of our first-term enlistees and reduce somewhat the so-called unauthorized dependent density in Europe.1979, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980, page 801
   • With a growing number of single parents in the Armed Services, it is of critical importance to avoid jeopardizing child/parent relationships through nonaccompanied tours.1985, Pediatric Medical Advisor, page 6
2. Without companions or a caretaker.
   • Responsible for materials handling equipment, technical assistance for moving units, terminal services for nonaccompanied equipment, and Air Force inspection of all airlift loads.1978, United States. Department of the Army, Movement of Units in Air Force Aircraft, page 5
   • The study of nonaccompanied youth is a slim but important chapter in the larger volume on homelessness—and given the focus of this volume more critical than its length would suggest.2011, Joseph Murphy, Kerri Tobin, Homelessness Comes to School, page 63
3. Lacking musical accompaniment.
   • The improvement in verbal fluency test performance after listening to the music was more than twice that of the nonaccompanied session.2008, Steven Pratt, Sharyn Kolberg, Superhealth
   • Besides my arguments in PH17–24, see also Ford 1992:303, who likewise argues that the epic hexameter as we know it was nonmelodic and nonaccompanied.2010, Gregory Nagy, Homeric Responses, page 42