crew

\ ˈkrü

Definition of crew

(Entry 1 of 3)

chiefly British past tense of crow

crew

noun

\ ˈkrü

Definition of crew (Entry 2 of 3)

1 archaic : a band or force of armed men

2a : a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests

b : gang sense 1a

3a : a company of people working on one job or under one foreman or operating a machine

b : the whole company belonging to a ship sometimes including the officers and master also : one who assists the skipper of a sailboat

c : the persons who have duties on an aircraft in flight

d : the rowers and coxswain of a racing shell also : rowing

crew

verb

crewed; crewing; crews

Definition of crew (Entry 3 of 3)

intransitive verb

: to act as a member of a crew

transitive verb

: to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)

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Examples of crew in a Sentence

Noun

a skilled member of a ship's crew the flight's passengers and crew the ship's captain and crew A construction crew will begin work on the house next week.

Verb

She spent a couple of years crewing on a British ship. The ship was crewed by 12 men.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Nearby residents cheered last December as a crew tore down the tank, which was sold by the company for $10 in 2005 and has been an eyesore ever since. — Brian Slodysko, The Courier-Journal, "Cleanup of Pence family's failed gas stations cost Indiana taxpayers $20M," 13 July 2018 Nearby residents cheered last December as a crew tore down the tank, which was sold by the company for $10 in 2005 and has been an eyesore ever since. — Brian Slodysko, chicagotribune.com, "Cleanup of Pence family gas stations cost Indiana more than $20 million," 13 July 2018 The Queen and Prince Philip hosted him at Buckingham Palace and exchanged signed photos of themselves, while a television crew captured the occasion for a documentary called the Royal Family, broadcast later that year. — Ciara Nugent, Time, "Here's How Every Meeting Between the Queen and a U.S. President Went," 12 July 2018 In between the two San Diego robberies, Rojas and Ortiz were convicted as part of a robbery crew in Los Angeles that had targeted a jewelry salesman in 2015. — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Robber gets 15 years for $1.5M jewel theft, assault in University Town Center," 12 July 2018 Inside Roberts’ office, a film crew was ready for his arrival. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling makes All-Star team; Max Muncy doesn't win fan vote," 12 July 2018 Launched in 2004 and operated by a crew out of Penn State, Swift was the first responder to home in on the source. — Ian Haydon, Philly.com, "For the first time, scientists harness 'ghost particles' to study the universe and its black holes," 12 July 2018 Cleanup continues in the kitchen past 11 p.m., and then a different cleanup crew will be there first thing in the morning. — star-telegram, "A day in the life of Joe T. Garcia's," 11 July 2018 The larger-than-life satire Hammer was describing follows a ragtag crew of Oakland young people who begin working as telemarketers at a shadowy company called RegalView. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Sorry to Bother You Has an Eerily Familiar Villain," 10 July 2018

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The challenge also continues the agency's legacy of providing valuable experience to students who someday may be responsible for planning future space missions, including crewed missions to other worlds. — Bob Gathany, AL.com, "NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge," 14 Apr. 2018 Most of the ships that will arrive in New Orleans are crewed by young people who are embarking on long-leg sails to shape their skills and see different parts of the world. — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, "Visiting the tall ships in New Orleans this weekend? Here's what to know," 19 Apr. 2018 Anter, 56, of Port Huron, will crew with eight others, including four teenagers. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "How 5 Port Huron-to-Mackinac racers feed sailboat crews," 13 July 2018 El Faro was one of just a few ships allowed to service the mainland-Puerto Rico run because it was designated a Jones Act vessel — American-owned, American-built, and crewed predominantly by American mariners. — Rachel Slade, BostonGlobe.com, "How cheap is too cheap?," 13 May 2018 The El Faro was a 40-year-old ship crewed with 33 mariners — eight of whom were New Englanders — that mysteriously steamed into a Category 3 hurricane and vanished off the Bahamas in October 2015. — Rachel Slade, BostonGlobe.com, "How cheap is too cheap?," 13 May 2018 The Hard French crew always does right by Pride and throws one of the best parties of the weekend. — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, "Ryan Kost’s off-the-radar picks, week of June 24," 22 June 2018 But SpaceX is no longer planning on using the Heavy or crewed missions, SpaceNews reported. — Nina Godlewski, Newsweek, "Watch: Falcon Heavy Launch From SpaceX Set to David Bowie Song," 13 Mar. 2018 Whether from members of the field crew themselves or people researchers need to work with in remote places, Su says, there is often an underlying assumption that women aren’t as skilled, tough or driven as the men. — Brian Switek, Smithsonian, "The Many Ways Women Get Left Out of Paleontology," 8 June 2018

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