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adjectivecarrying or operated by one or more persons: a manned spacecraft. Origin of mannedFirst recorded in 1610–20; man + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM mannedwell-manned, adjectiveWords nearby mannedMannai, manna lichen, mannan, Mannar, manna sugar, manned, mannequin, manner, mannered, Mannerheim, Mannerheim line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mannedIn the Horn of Africa, the U.S. military has long eschewed the use of drones in favor of manned aircraft for operational reasons. Why Drones Don’t Cut It in Syria|Robert Caruso|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Those flights are being carried out by drones and manned fighters, U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft alike. Exclusive: ISIS’s Enemies Ask Pentagon for Drones|Eli Lake|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Manned, unmanned, a balloon, a kite—you still have to get the information into the hands of the firefighters. Fighting Wildfire With Satellites, Lasers, and Drones|Elizabeth Lopatto|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The National Research Council reports that NASA has functionally thrown in the towel on a manned mission to Mars. The Curious Passions of Mr. Cosmos: Neil deGrasse Tyson On Space, Climate, and Why Curiosity Wins Every Time|Scott Bixby|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In front of the City Hall building hundreds of tires have been piled up to form a barricade that is manned by yet more masked men. Pro-Russian Protestors in Ukraine Dream of Soviet Glory Days|David Patrikarakos|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST At Leghorn, Shelley, accompanied by a friend, visited a ship which was manned by Greek sailors. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources|Daniel J. MacDonald The trenches in diplomatic warfare must be manned by regular trenchermen. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.|Various Then a yacht was built, manned by two men, and it was the delight of Peter to take the helm himself. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord The chain-pumps were manned; but great was the dismay when it was found that they were choked and would not work. True Blue|W.H.G. Kingston Before this, he had shown what deeds might be wrought upon the sea by ships prepared and manned and led by himself. With the Black Prince|William Osborn Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for manned
adjectivesupplied or equipped with men, esp soldiers (of spacecraft, aircraft, etc) having a human crew Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mannedguarded, protected, covered, reinforced, walled, strengthened, secured, barricaded, gear, prepare, supply, provide, set up, qualify, decorate, rig, dress, endow, arm, furnish |