1
: not armed or armored
unarmed civilians
also
: not using or involving a weapon
unarmed robbery
2
: having no hard and sharp projections (such as spines, spurs, or claws)
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Of the four tests carried out in 2023, one unarmed missile was forced to terminate its flight over the Pacific Ocean because of an anomaly, a table published by Newsweek shows.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The unarmed missile, equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle, traveled 15,000 mph to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, located about 4,200 miles from the launch site, the military said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The launch of the unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) took place on Wednesday (May 21) at 3:01 a.m.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was unarmed when she was shot by the officer.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
The unarmed missile, equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle, traveled 15,000 mph to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, located about 4,200 miles from the launch site, the military said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The launch of the unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) took place on Wednesday (May 21) at 3:01 a.m.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego, was unarmed when she was shot by the officer.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Unarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unarmed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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unarmed
adjective
un·armed
ˌən-ˈärmd 
ˈən-
: not armed or armored
unarmed civilians
also
: not using or involving a weapon
unarmed robbery
Medical Definition
unarmed
adjective
un·armed
ˌən-ˈärmd
: having no arms or armlike projections
an unarmed tapeworm
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