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
They drove off, giving one last look at the plane as the ground crew scurried around, readying it for the next day’s drop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
An EasyJet spokesperson told the BBC its ground crew had to ensure non-checked bags were within maximum dimensions "to safely and securely fit", and that rules were made clear to customers when they booked.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
At first, the shocked ground crew waiting back at the intermediate airfield had no way of knowing who’d been killed until the surviving aircraft returned.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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