manned

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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.

Origin of manned

1
First recorded in 1610–20; man + -ed2

Other words from manned

  • well-manned, adjective

Words Nearby manned

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How to use manned in a sentence

  • I do not know whether they can be manned, but everything is being prepared for any emergency that may arise.

  • Desperate engagement between an Algerine cruiser of 18 guns, well manned, and a Corsican frigate of 26 nine and twelve pounders.

  • Fresh gangs manned the sweeps and the riders on the eastern bank eased their pace to a walk.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • Five of the crew manned the winch; the mate and Jerry went to a block-tackle which was also connected with the lifting apparatus.

  • The captain's white gig having been manned, he seated himself in the stern sheets, a large flag trailing in the water behind him.

    Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland

British Dictionary definitions for manned

manned

/ (mænd) /


adjective
  1. supplied or equipped with men, esp soldiers

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

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