crewed

1 of 2

adjective

: having a crew : carrying or performed by people
a crewed space mission
The sequel … will explore a world where aerial combat is increasingly shifting from crewed aircraft to drones.James White

crewed

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of crew entry 3

Examples of crewed in a Sentence

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Adjective
This includes mini-rovers, crewed lunar rovers, and all kinds of instrumentation that will enable lunar exploration, development, and in-situ resource development. Space.com Staff, Space.com, 28 June 2025 The boosters produce more than 75 percent of the thrust required to propel the SLS rocket off the launch pad with NASA's crewed Orion spacecraft on top. ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025 But what about crewed deep space missions to Mars and other destinations in the Solar System? Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2025 Bezos was one of four people onboard the RSS First Step spacecraft launched by a New Shepard rocket as part of Blue Origin’s first crewed sub-orbital flight in July 2021. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crewed was in 1847

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“Crewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

crewed

adjective
ˈkrüd
: having a crew : carrying or performed by people
a crewed space mission
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