crew

  • 31crew — crew1 [ kru ] noun *** 1. ) count the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc.: The jet crashed killing all the passengers and crew. a ) the people who work on a military ship or aircraft, not including the officers 2. ) singular INFORMAL a… …

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  • 32crew — crew1 crewless, adj. /krooh/, n. 1. a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together: the crew of a train; a wrecking crew. 2. Naut. a. the people who sail or operate a ship or boat. b. the common sailors of a ship s… …

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  • 33crew — 1. n. & v. n. (often treated as pl.) 1 a a body of people manning a ship, aircraft, train, etc. b such a body as distinguished from the captain or officers. c a body of people working together; a team. 2 colloq. a company of people; a gang (a… …

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  • 34crew — air·crew·man; crew; crew·el; crew·er; crew·less; crew·man; …

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  • 35crew*/*/ — [kruː] noun[C] 1) the people who work on a ship, aircraft etccan be followed by a singular or plural verb All the passengers and crew on board the jet were killed.[/ex] 2) the people on a military ship or aircraft who are not officerscan be… …

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  • 36crew — I [[t]kru[/t]] n. 1) a group of persons working together: a demolition crew[/ex] 2) navig. a) the people who operate a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft b) the common sailors of a ship s company 3) navig. spo the team that rows a racing shell 4) spo… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37crew — 1. noun /kɹuː/ a) A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat or airplane If you need help, please contact a member of the crew. b) A member of the crew of a vessel or …

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  • 38crew — I. /kru / (say krooh) noun 1. a group of persons engaged upon a particular work; a gang. 2. a. the group of people who sail or operate a ship or boat. b. the common sailors of a ship s company. c. a particular section of a ship s company. 3. the… …

  • 39crew — Synonyms and related words: aerial photographer, age group, aggregation, aircrew, aircrewman, assembly, avigator, band, battalion, belly gunner, bevy, body, bombardier, brigade, bunch, cabal, cadre, camarilla, cast, cell, charmed circle, circle,… …

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  • 40crew — The personnel who maintain and operate aircraft. The different types of crew are aircrew, ground crew (aircraft servicing personnel), and cabin crew …

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