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Crew People Work Members Group Part Crewed Crewing

word crew
definition
noun
The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
The mission for the crew of the space shuttle is essentially over.
Despite their size, these vessels carry small crews, usually of around twenty men.
The surviving crew members were ferried ashore.
A crew is a group of people with special technical skills who work together on a task or project .
...a two-man film crew making a documentary.
A paramedic ambulance crew went to the accident scene.
You can use crew to refer to a group of people you disapprove of.
...the motley crew of failed and aspiring actors who comprised the 'distinguished guests'.
...one of the youngest members of a criminal crew.
verb
If you crew a boat, you work on it as part of the crew.
She took part in ocean races and crewed on yachts.
There were to be five teams of three crewing the boat.
...a fully-crewed yacht.
inflections crewscrewingcrewed
cefr-level B2

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