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Definition of "unaccounted-for" []

  • Not explained, understood, or taken into account. (adjective)
  • Missing or absent without explanation, as from a roll call or after a military operation. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unaccounted-for" in a sentence
  • "The search for the last unaccounted-for C-3 coupe began in January, after financier Martin Gruss helped organize a reunion of Cunningham fans around the Cavallino Classic Ferrari car show in Palm Beach, Fla."
  • "Nov. and was one of the more than servicemen unaccounted-for from the battle at"
  • "U.S. servicemen listed as unaccounted-for from the"
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