a ground crew

  • 11ground crew — A detail of men necessary for the landing and handling of an airship on the ground. Preferred Acci. Ins. Co. v Rhodenbaugh (CA6 Ohio) 160 F2d 832, 834; Miner v Western Casualty & Surety Co. 241 Iowa 530, 41 NW2d 557, 14 ALR2d 1358 …

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  • 12ground crew — noun Date: 1934 the mechanics and technicians who maintain and service an airplane …

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  • 13ground crew — group of people that condition and maintain aircraft (mechanics, etc.) …

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  • 14ground crew — The group of personnel responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing, and preparing the aircraft for flight …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 15crew — crew1 [kro͞o] n. [ME creue, increase, growth < OFr < pp. of creistre, to grow < L crescere: see CRESCENT] 1. a group of people associating or classed together; company, set, gang, etc. 2. a group of people working together, usually under …

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  • 16ground staff — n BrE 1.) the people who take care of the grass and equipment at a sports ground 2.) the group of people who work at an airport looking after the aircraft = ↑ground crew …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17crew chief — noun : a noncommissioned officer (as in the United States Air Force) who supervises a ground crew of airplane mechanics * * * crew chief, 1. (in the U.S. Air Force) a noncommissioned officer who supervises a ground crew. 2. any person in charge… …

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  • 18crew of aircraft — This term does not have an absolutely unvarying legal significance, but must always be considered in its context, whether used in connection with watercraft or aircraft. Le Breton v Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. 223 La 984, 67 So 2d 565, 45 ALR2d 446.… …

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  • 19ground-service crew — noun the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground • Syn: ↑ground crew • Hypernyms: ↑gang, ↑crew, ↑work party …

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  • 20crew — crew1 W3S3 [kru:] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: crew additional soldiers, reinforcements (15 16 centuries), from Old French creue increase , from creistre; CRESCENT] 1.) all the people who work on a ship or plane ▪ The plane crashed, killing two of …

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