Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crewless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crew-less
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a crew; unmanned

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"No hands on deck: Dawn of the crewless ship"

Etymology

From crew + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: crew

Derived Forms

crewlessness

Synonyms

uncrewed

Questions

What does crewless mean?: Without a crew; unmanned
Where does crewless come from?: From crew + -less.

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