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Definition of Manned

1. Adjective. Having a crew. "A manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step"

Definition of Manned

1. Adjective. Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed. ¹

2. Verb. (past of man) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manned

1. man [v] - See also: man

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manned

Literary usage of Manned

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"The Air Force published a development plan for its manned space program, which included two exploratory man-in-space projects, a lunar reconnaissance ..."

2. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... in an ill condition to meet with them ; for you fee we have but a finall force, and but very weakly manned. O, Sir, faid he, do not be concerned ; I do ..."

3. The Adventures of Christopher Hawkins by Christopher Hawkins, Charles Ira Bushnell (1864)
"Mr. Sproat asked, 'And are not your vessels better manned than these?' Our officers replied, ' Mr. Sproat, we are the best manned out of the port of ..."

4. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Early rode ahead of his infantry and arriving in front of Fort Stevens at noon, discovered that the works were but feebly manned. The northern defenses of ..."

5. A Short History of the English People by John Richard Green (1884)
"The Treasury was empty, and neither ships nor forts were manned, when the Dutch fleet appeared in the Nore, advanced unopposed up the Thames to Gravesend, ..."

6. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"But when Nicias approved the advice, and would have manned out the galleys, the mariners refused to go aboard: as being not only dejected with their defeat, ..."

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