multimanadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈman/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈmæn/; see also multi- comb. form. Relating to several men or several individuals; manned or staffed by several individuals.
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1951 J. M. Fraser Psychol. xv. 189 Wherever a number of people are involved in one task at the same time, a multi-man chart can be used to record the task of each individual.
1967 New Scientist 27 Apr. 195/1 Ejection seats were omitted from the multi-man Voskhod spacecraft.
1976 Austral. Vet. Jrnl. 52 105 The majority of pet owners preferred veterinary practices to be multiman.
1989 R. L. O'Connell Of Arms & Men iii. 66 The basis for these vessels was the multiman sweep (three men or more), at once more powerful and vastly less demanding in skill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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