aircrew

noun

air·​crew ˈer-ˌkrü How to pronounce aircrew (audio)
: the crew manning an airplane

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For aircrews in Army combat aviation brigades, that would work out to just 8.7 hours of flying per month, 18% less than the flight time budgeted for 2023. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025 The strong winds added to anxiety over a new, smaller brush fire that broke out late Wednesday in Los Angeles near Interstate 405 and the Getty Museum, burning 40 acres and prompting firefighters and aircrews to rush to the scene. Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 For the aircrews that survive the trip, this will mean 11 to 13 hours of flying time, pushing the operational range of their B-17s to their outer limits. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024 European aviation regulations restrict alcohol consumption for aircrew, and the Netherlands specifically bans pilots and crew members from drinking within 10 hours of a flight. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aircrew 

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aircrew was in 1918

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“Aircrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircrew. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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