Crew (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a group of persons involved in a particular kind of work or working together: the crew of a train;a wrecking crew.
  2. Nautical.
    • the people who sail or operate a ship or boat.
    • the common sailors of a ship's company.
    • a particular gang of a ship's company.
  3. the people who fly or operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
  4. the team that rows a racing shell: varsity crew.
  5. the sport of racing with racing shells: He went out for crew in his freshman year.
  6. a company; crowd: He and his crew of friends filled the room.
  7. any force or band of armed men.
verb (used with object)
  1. to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
  2. to obtain or employ a crew for (a ship, aircraft, etc.).
verb (used without object)
  1. to serve as a member of a crew.
verb
  1. a simple past tense of crow2.
noun (sometimes functioning as plural)
  1. the men who man a ship, boat, aircraft, etc
  2. a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work
  3. a gang, company, or crowd
verb
  1. to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew
verb
  1. a past tense of crow 2
Crew (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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