1
archaic
: a band or force of armed men
2
a
: a group of people associated together in a common activity or by common traits or interests
b
3
a
: 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
crewed; crewing; crews
: 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
Robert R. Harris1
: to serve as a crew member on (a ship, an aircraft, etc.)
Crewing the vessel were three experienced sailors …—Ron Arias
Ron Arias2
: 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
Emma SheppardEventually, 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.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
This crew, all of these beautiful people that never sleep, work their butts off.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will crew the spacecraft to the ISS.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The Louisville Metro Police officer who fired pepper balls at a WAVE-TV news crew that was live on air during a Breonna Taylor protest in 2020 will not be suspended or terminated for his actions, according to an internal affairs findings letter released by LMPD on Thursday.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
This crew, all of these beautiful people that never sleep, work their butts off.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
This requires hiring a boat for the riverine part of the journey, helmed by a Spaniard named Hunter Cabot (Antonio Banderas) and crewed by his daughter Gina (Carla Tous).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will crew the spacecraft to the ISS.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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