"crewless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: crew + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|crew|less}} crew + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crewless (not comparable)
  1. Without a crew; unmanned Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: uncrewed
    Sense id: en-crewless-en-adj-JKzjS-Pa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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