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\ 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 Horwitz begins his re-creation of Cook's journeys by crewing on a replica of the Endeavour, Cook's first ship.— Robert R. Harris

transitive verb

1 : to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.) Crewing the vessel were three experienced sailors …— Ron Arias

2 : 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 Eventually, 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

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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. See More

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