ground crew

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ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.

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Origin of ground crew

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby ground crew

ground color, ground connection, ground control, ground-controlled approach, ground cover, ground crew, ground dove, grounded, ground effect, ground elder, ground engineer

How to use ground crew in a sentence

The 11-minute lag in communication caused by the distance between the two planets, however, means that the burn is effectively an automated process—ground crews won’t really be able to control what is happening.
The UAE’s Hope probe is about to arrive at Mars in a historic first|Neel Patel|February 9, 2021|MIT Technology Review
FedEx told TOSHA that it had since amended its aircraft ramp operations manual to make sure the ground crew is out of the loader’s path before it moves.
A Temp Worker Died on the Job After FedEx Didn’t Fix a Known Hazard. The Fine: $7,000.|by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism|December 23, 2020|ProPublica
Built in Australia, the 38-foot long craft is designed to take off and land from a regular runway, and boasts a modular nose that ground crews could change depending on the mission.
An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time|Rob Verger|December 16, 2020|Popular-Science
It’s been such a busy wildfire year, complete statistics for aviation assets, ground crews, and acres burned have not been compiled by each state’s Public Information Officers as the situation has changed by the hour.
West Coast states are calling in all their best planes and helicopters to fight fires|By Dan Pimentel/Flying|September 25, 2020|Popular-Science

Heroic ground crews are working numerous fires right now, saving structures and lives.
West Coast states are calling in all their best planes and helicopters to fight fires|By Dan Pimentel/Flying|September 25, 2020|Popular-Science
When it falls unconscious, a ground crew drags the beast—which can weigh up to 5,000 lbs—into a net strapped to the chopper.
South Africa’s Great Rhino Airlift|Nina Strochlic|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Next morning (the 16th) after fueling up we took off (with the ground crew) for the Homeward trip.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
They were interrupted by the ground-crew chief who reported the decoy ship ready to blast off.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates|Carey Rockwell
Dashing up the metal ladder, Connel roared the order to the waiting ground crew.
Sabotage in Space|Carey Rockwell
A member of the ground crew took his place at the propeller.
Aces Up|Covington Clarke
Members of the ground crew took up their stations at the wing tips.
Aces Up|Covington Clarke