crew chief

noun

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Definition of crew chief

: one who is in charge of a crew of workers; especially : a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew

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His crew chief, Mike Bugarewicz, made the decision to only change two tires after Stage 2 with poor weather quickly approaching.

— george stoia, Detroit Free Press, "Ford dominates home track at Michigan International Speedway," 10 June 2018
Bernstein, the tail gunner and crew chief, and those of Staff Sgt.

— stu bykofsky, Philly.com, "Why a tombstone in a South Jersey military cemetery has both a Star of David and a cross | Stu Bykofsky," 25 May 2018
Some of that probably comes from winning and some from camaraderie on a knowledgeable team led by crew chief and longtime Sauter family friend Joe Shear Jr.

— dave kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Life after 40? Truck champion Johnny Sauter is loving his on and off the racetrack," 10 May 2018
The official is there to communicate with the crew chief and pass along info from the tower.

— michelle r. martinelli, For The Win, "Kevin Harvick’s crew chief on team's fist-bump with official: ‘won’t ever happen again’," 11 Apr. 2018
Forty-five years later, that same Chevy Impala sits in the former NASCAR crew chief and team owner’s garage, having been fully and painstakingly restored to its silver-screen glory.

— courtney devores, charlotteobserver, "Ray Evernham’s “American Graffiti” car readies for its close up at Charlotte AutoFair | Charlotte Observer," 4 Apr. 2018
My job is to drive a car and to tell the crew chief what’s going on.

— gregg doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Look at these idiots around Danica Patrick," 23 May 2018
In his postgame remarks, the umpires’ crew chief, Jerry Meals, pointed out that the Reds were wise to wait to point out the error, since Flores recorded an out.

— New York Times, "Mets Bat Out of Turn in First and Lose on a Home Run in the 10th," 9 May 2018
Even at full strength Auburn's infield is not particularly experienced and doesn't have a clear crew chief.

— james crepea, AL.com, "Auburn softball focused on defense heading into last non-conference event," 2 Mar. 2018

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