manned

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort. [1913 Webster]

See how the surly Warwick mans the wall !— Shak.[1913 Webster]

They man their boats, and all their young men arm.— Waller.[1913 Webster]

2.To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for efficiency; to fortify. "Theodosius having manned his soul with proper reflections." --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3.To tame, as a hawk. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4.To furnish with a servant or servants. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage. [1913 Webster]

To man a yard (Naut.), to send men upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.

To man the yards (Naut.), to station men on the yards as a salute or mark of respect. [1913 Webster]

1.Having a crew; -- of vehicles; as, a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step; to minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles rather than manned aircraft for the bombardment. Opposite of unmanned. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]