ground crew
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ground crew
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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For all the contributors keeping warm up and down the Dodgers’ lineup, the members of the Rockies’ ground crew were the real heroes of Friday’s game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
More than 100 other pilots, flight attendants and ground crew said farewell on the tarmac or greeted them when they landed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
“I don’t want to say this on the frequency with the pilot monitoring, but it looks like the wheels are partially out,” another says, suggesting that the ground crew be alerted.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
PSE’s general goal after an outage is to have a ground crew out within 55 minutes, but Vargo acknowledged waits can be longer during events like winter storms when there are many outages at once.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024
Then the guys on the ground crew on the launch pad saw a flash fire break through the craft’s shell, which was quickly swallowed in smoke.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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