droneship

/ˈdɹəʊnˌʃɪp/

Etymology

drone + ship, 2015

droneship means A ship that can operate autonomously or telerobotically, like a drone, without a crew onboard. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

droneship is pronounced /ˈdɹəʊnˌʃɪp/.

noun

A ship that can operate autonomously or telerobotically, like a drone, without a crew onboard.“2015, Alan Yuhas, The Guardian, 14 April 2015, SpaceX fails in third attempt to land reusable Falcon 9 rocket on barge, Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival […]”