crew
verb
crewed; crewing; crews
: to act as a member of a crew
Horwitz begins his re-creation of Cook's journeys by crewing on a replica of the Endeavour, Cook's first ship.—
Robert R. Harris
Robert R. Harris1
: to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)
Crewing the vessel were three experienced sailors …—Ron Arias
Ron Arias2
: to supply (something) with people (as for service)
"… you need to know at least 72 hours beforehand … to fuel and crew the plane, fly the plane over, give the crew enough time to rest," he [Erik Pitkethly] says.—Emma Sheppard
Emma SheppardEventually, the production based itself in Stirling and Jankel filmed entirely on location … . The Screen Scotland Screen Commission helped crew the film with a majority Scottish contingent.—screendaily.com
screendaily.comExamples of crew in a Sentence
She spent a couple of years crewing on a British ship.
The ship was crewed by 12 men.
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The Starliner saga dominated headlines for months after its June 2024 launch when issues with the spacecraft prolonged the stay of the two astronauts who crewed it at the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Demonstration tests Zhang pointed to past low-altitude demonstration tests of the Long March-10 carrier rocket system and maximum-dynamic-pressure escape/abort tests of their larger Mengzhou crewed spacecraft system.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Integrating these capabilities at the platform level can optimize operational effectiveness and contribute to crewing reductions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Other big launches expected to draw crowds in the coming years include the debut of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy, which could launch from KSC on its first operational flight later this year, the Crew-13 mission to the space station and next year’s crewed Artemis III mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Demonstration tests Zhang pointed to past low-altitude demonstration tests of the Long March-10 carrier rocket system and maximum-dynamic-pressure escape/abort tests of their larger Mengzhou crewed spacecraft system.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Integrating these capabilities at the platform level can optimize operational effectiveness and contribute to crewing reductions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Other big launches expected to draw crowds in the coming years include the debut of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy, which could launch from KSC on its first operational flight later this year, the Crew-13 mission to the space station and next year’s crewed Artemis III mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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