crew chief
Americannoun
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the head of a crew, especially for maintenance of aircraft or racing cars.
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a noncommissioned officer in the Air Force who is in charge of a group of maintenance specialists.
Example Sentences
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Goble called a technical foul on Young, then spoke with crew chief Tony Brothers and umpire Marat Kogut.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
He’s been a studio sound engineer, a studio manager, a stage manager, a drum tech and a crew chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Steve Watt, Speed Demon's crew chief, told BBC News that Raschke died while performing a test, known as a "shakedown", and that the car wasn't "even at half speed".
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Ryan Cavalieri, a top-25 globally ranked RC driver, is a 38-year-old Huntington Beach native who grew up going to the since-shuttered SoCal RC Raceway with his father, now his pit crew chief.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025
He could talk with the crew chief, the pilot, and the copilot.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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