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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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
As film executives have been looking to bring down budgets, more and more movies have been shooting overseas to tap into tax incentives and cheaper crews.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Patricio Chile, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of years ago, more than 150 people crewed these kinds of vessels, as Lecaro told BBC Radio York’s Bek Homer earlier this year.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Dillion said the Sheriff’s Office deployed a helicopter, drones and had crews on shore assisting with the search, along with resources from the U.S. Coast Guard, California State Parks, and local fire agencies.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
As film executives have been looking to bring down budgets, more and more movies have been shooting overseas to tap into tax incentives and cheaper crews.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will crew the spacecraft to the ISS.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hundreds of years ago, more than 150 people crewed these kinds of vessels, as Lecaro told BBC Radio York’s Bek Homer earlier this year.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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