ground staff
noun
British
1
: the people who take care of a large area of land (such as a sports field)
2
: a group of people at an airport who take care of and repair aircraft
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Guardiola was often at loggerheads with ground staff, though, over the length of the grass and state of the playing surfaces at the Etihad and the training ground, with the Catalan asking for things that the staff did not feel were possible.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
This would have required coordination between the crew, ground staff, and even airport security.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Video shows the squirrel running onto the field, as ground staff and players attempt to capture it, but with no success.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Caron added that the crew member involved was reportedly assisting ground staff by loading items as an extra set of hands and may have been left unaccounted for when the doors closed.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Venue Management volunteers help keep locker rooms in order (don’t expect to have direct contact with players), direct deliveries, and generally assist on-ground staff.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The results also come on the heels of Qantas recently being hit with a record A$90 million penalty for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
That includes sharing intel, like passing along a sighting of an enemy, allowing other aircraft to avoid it, or relaying commands to a Lifter-Lite that’s lost its connection with ground staff.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
This would have required coordination between the crew, ground staff, and even airport security.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Video shows the squirrel running onto the field, as ground staff and players attempt to capture it, but with no success.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Caron added that the crew member involved was reportedly assisting ground staff by loading items as an extra set of hands and may have been left unaccounted for when the doors closed.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Venue Management volunteers help keep locker rooms in order (don’t expect to have direct contact with players), direct deliveries, and generally assist on-ground staff.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The results also come on the heels of Qantas recently being hit with a record A$90 million penalty for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
That includes sharing intel, like passing along a sighting of an enemy, allowing other aircraft to avoid it, or relaying commands to a Lifter-Lite that’s lost its connection with ground staff.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Ground staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20staff. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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