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   crew

   /kruː/

   noun

   • 1. a group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.: "he was one of nine members of the crew killed when the plane went down"
   • ▪ a group of people working on a ship, aircraft, etc. other than the officers: "the ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial" Similar sailorsseamenmarinershandsship's companyship's complement
   • ▪ the sport of rowing. US
   • 2. a group of people who work closely together: "a film crew" Similar teamcompanyunitpartyworking partygangshiftline-upsquadforcecorpsposseworkersemployeesstaff
   • ▪ a group of people associated in some way: informal, derogatory "a crew of assorted computer geeks" Similar crowdlotsetgroupcirclebandgangmobpacktroopswarmherdpossecompanycollectioninformal:bunchgaggletribe
   • ▪ a group of rappers, break dancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together: informal US "a graffiti crew called the Syndicate"

   verb

   • 1. provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it: "normally the boat is crewed by five people"
   • ▪ act as a member of a crew, subordinate to a captain: "I've never crewed for a world-famous yachtsman before"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French creue ‘augmentation, increase’, feminine past participle of croistre ‘grow’, from Latin crescere. The original sense was ‘band of soldiers serving as reinforcements’; hence it came to denote any organized armed band or, generally, a company of people (late 16th century).

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   5 days ago · This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we’re talking about the expression ‘skeleton crew’, which is used to talk about the minimum number of people needed to run a ...

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   1 day ago · Definitions of embarkation. noun. the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft. synonyms: boarding, embarkment. see more.

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   3 days ago · A container on locomotives and self-propelled multiple units, or trams, that run on tramways and adhesion railways. The container holds sand, which a crew can drop onto the rail to improve rail adhesion under wet, steep, or slippery rail conditions. The sandbox and operating mechanism are collectively known as sanding gear. Sandite

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   3 days ago · The envelope of an airship may form the gasbag, or it may contain a number of gas-filled cells. An airship also has engines, crew, and optionally also payload accommodation, typically housed in one or more gondolas suspended below the envelope. The main types of airship are non-rigid, semi-rigid and rigid airships.

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   3 days ago · Definitions of crew neck. noun. a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters. synonyms: crew neckline.