unguided
Britishadjective
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(of a missile, bomb, etc) not having a flight path controlled either by radio signals or internal preset or self-actuating homing devices
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without a guide
guided and unguided hikes
Example Sentences
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“We have plenty of gravity bombs,” McBeth said, referring to unguided munitions.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
Michaela is emotionally open and unguided by societal rules, which makes Francesca uncomfortable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Its analysis indicates that the air force has used unguided bombs in populated areas.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Hezbollah holds a vast arsenal of mostly small, portable and unguided surface-to-surface artillery rockets, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024
They went in a dream, unguided by owl’s hoot or bat’s squeak, but only kept together by the necessary pace which the sleeping forest imposed upon them.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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