manned

American  

[mand] / mænd /

adjective

1. carrying or operated by one or more persons; crewed.

   a manned spacecraft.

2. Falconry. (of a hawk) trained for hunting and accustomed to working with a human handler.

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manned British  

/ mænd /

adjective

1. supplied or equipped with men, esp soldiers

2. (of spacecraft, aircraft, etc) having a human crew

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Other Word Forms

• well-manned adjective

Etymology

Origin of manned

First recorded in 1610–20; man ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Drones can gather intelligence, serve as modern artillery, accompany manned fighters, and patrol the seas in search of targets, among other tasks.

From Barron's

If lunar development is urgent and practical, why pave the way with extremely expensive manned missions for jobs that can be done at a fraction of the cost by robots?

From The Wall Street Journal

We step on to Siri, a larger "mother platform" that has a control centre manned by offshore workers.

From BBC

Brown is one in a long line of entrepreneurs who saw the high-growth potential of innovations like the steam engine, manned flight, computers, and artificial intelligence—and took a financial leap to make it happen.

From Barron's

From that point on, Kohs manned the “weasel cam,” scurrying around the stadium in search of all the human drama that wasn’t on the field.

From The Wall Street Journal

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