crewed

[krood]

adjective

1. (especially of an aircraft, ship, or spacecraft) carrying or operated by a person or people on board.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crewed¹

First recorded in 1900–05; crew ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) or -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

The satellites are expected to collect data that could help researchers understand why the planet lost its atmosphere and inform future crewed missions.

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Vast predicts that 85 percent of its crewed mission revenues will come from state agencies, and 15 percent from private clients.

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China has bold plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade and eventually to build a base on the lunar surface.

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If those slip, China’s Tiangong could be the only crewed outpost in orbit for a while.

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Instead, officials will focus on a fleet of roughly 280-300 crewed ships, plus large numbers of unmanned vessels—called “robotic and autonomous systems”—to bridge the gap.

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