crew
1a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together: the crew of a train; a wrecking crew.
Nautical.
the people who sail or operate a ship or boat.
the common sailors of a ship's company.
a particular gang of a ship's company.
the people who fly or operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
the team that rows a racing shell: varsity crew.
the sport of racing with racing shells: He went out for crew in his freshman year.
a company; crowd: He and his crew of friends filled the room.
any force or band of armed men.
to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
to obtain or employ a crew for (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
to serve as a member of a crew.
Origin of crew
1Grammar notes for crew
Other words from crew
- crewless, adjective
Words Nearby crew
Other definitions for crew (2 of 2)
a simple past tense of crow2.
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How to use crew in a sentence
Although I’m a little self-conscious, I’m proud of my work on it— shot on a hot summer day with a safe and socially distant crew in my garage.
Fortune launches a new community for leaders who want to change business for good | Ellen McGirt | September 15, 2020 | FortuneThere’s still a lot to learn about how every team is going to perform this season, but the entire Hot Takedown crew is united in hoping that Washington permanently adopts the clunky, quaint “Football Team” nickname.
Reading The Right Amount Into The NFL’s Week 1 | Sarah Shachat | September 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightMilitary chopper pilots and crews have rescued another 78 people who had been trapped on the mountain amid the flames.
A California mountain community loses its heart | Mike Silverstein | September 10, 2020 | Washington BladeIn this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discuss which states could be competitive in the 2020 election.
States That Are Not Normally Competitive Are Competitive In 2020 | Galen Druke | September 9, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIn this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how those trends are playing out and what it means for the 2020 electoral map.
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The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
Specifically, what briefing did the flight crew receive before they went to the airplane?
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501 | Clive Irving | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCarlisle writes that the Air Force would want a crew ratio of 10 to one for each drone orbit during normal everyday operations.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says | Dave Majumdar | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTJ crew did not give back the money it incidentally made off of Mrs. Obama.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem | Danielle Belton | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTcrew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’ | Jennie Yabroff | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI asked whether he or the crew had seen any prodigious birds in the air about the time he first discovered me?
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftIt was well that Monsieur de Biancourt was wiser than many of his crew, whose sole cry was to kill them all.
Three days after we left the port, a discovery was made of another addition to the number of the crew.
On the following day they were again seen, and fired upon by the boat's crew of the Dick.
Peroo, well known to the crew, had possessed himself of the wheel, and was taking the launch craftily up-stream.
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British Dictionary definitions for crew (1 of 2)
/ (kruː) /
the men who man a ship, boat, aircraft, etc
nautical a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work
informal a gang, company, or crowd
to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew
Origin of crew
1British Dictionary definitions for crew (2 of 2)
/ (kruː) /
a past tense of crow 2
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