Definition of crewman
:a member of a crew
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Examples of crewman in a Sentence
Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
Recent Examples of crewman from the Web
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For years crewmen have talked among themselves about efforts to locate their sunken ship.
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With the Healy’s 80 crewmen manning the rails in homage, Ardmore’s team unfurled a Coast Guard flag and left an underwater plaque to commemorate the Aug. 17, 2006 deaths of fellow divers Lt.
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Dr. Nix was among those who entered the ocean waters and assisted in rescuing a number of crewmen.
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The helicopter’s two pilots and one air crewman were uninjured in that incident.
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There were now stories of two alien ships crashing in New Mexico in June 1947, scattering their contents and tiny green crewmen across the landscape.
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Additionally, the USS Cod Submarine Memorial will re-enact the sub's 1945 rescue of 55 crewmen from a Dutch submarine that had run aground on a Pacific reef.
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Written by Samuel V. Franco and Evan Kilgore, Mayday 109 recounts how Kennedy, as the 26-year-old skipper of a Navy patrol torpedo boat, helped lead 10 of his 12 crewmen to safety after their craft was cut in two by a Japanese destroyer.
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Magnums of champagne arrived and Burling and crewman Blair Tuke, who won Olympic gold and silver medals together, sprayed the crew.
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First Known Use of crewman
circa 1927
CREWMAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of crewman for English Language Learners
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: a person who helps operate a ship, airplane, or train
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: a person who is part of a group of people who work together
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