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crew
1[kroo]
noun
a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together.
the crew of a train;
a wrecking crew.
Nautical.
the people who sail or operate a ship or boat.
the common sailors of a ship's company.
a particular gang of a ship's company.
the people who fly or operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
the team that rows a racing shell.
varsity crew.
the sport of racing with racing shells.
He went out for crew in his freshman year.
a company; crowd.
He and his crew of friends filled the room.
any force or band of armed men.
verb (used with object)
to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
to obtain or employ a crew for (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to serve as a member of a crew.
crew
2[kroo]
verb
a simple past tense of crow.
crew
1/ ː /
noun
the men who man a ship, boat, aircraft, etc
nautical a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work
informala gang, company, or crowd
verb
to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew
crew
2/ ː /
verb
a past tense of crow 2
Grammar Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- crewless adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of crew1
Example Sentences
I know they work really hard and they don’t make a lot, whether they’re on stage or they are the stage crew.
The series’ camera crew is in the actors’ faces so much that they have to wear medical scrubs, lest they get caught in a background shot.
Nielson and his crew were checking to make sure the fire would behave the way they expected — pushed in the right direction by the gentle breeze and following the slope uphill.
All but one of the 242 passengers and crew members were killed.
The East of England Ambulance Service sent crews to the site and Bedfordshire Police have urged any witnesses to contact the force.
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When To Use
A crew is a group of people who work together. Crew can also be used more generally to mean any crowd of people or as a verb to mean to serve as a member of a crew. Crew has a few other senses as a noun and a verb.The word crew is mostly interchangeable with words like team, squad, or gang. However, crew is the specific term used to mean a cooperative group of people that operates a boat, an airplane, or a spacecraft. In any case, a crew usually has a person who is the leader or the captain. The word crewmember or crewman refers to a single individual within the crew.
- Real-life examples: Boats are operated by a crew of sailors, airplanes are operated by pilots and the rest of the flight crew, and spacecraft are operated by a crew of astronauts. A building might be destroyed by a wrecking crew. A dance crew performs in front of people. Race cars are fixed by pit crews.
- Used in a sentence: The boat was attacked by Captain Kidd and his crew of pirates.
- Used in a sentence: I have crewed over a dozen boats since I became a sailor.
- Used in a sentence: I bought drinks for Jayden and his crew of friends.
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