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crew 1
(kro͞o)n.
1.
a. A group of people working together; a gang: a crew of stagehands.
b. Slang A group of people, especially friends or associates.
2.
a. All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship.
b. All of a ship's personnel except the officers.
c. All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight.
3. Sports
a. A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.
b. The sport of rowing.
v. crewed, crew·ing, crews
v.intr.
To serve as a member of a crew: crewed on a sloop.
v.tr.
To serve as a crew member on: The space station will be crewed by a team of eight people.
[Middle English creue, military reinforcement, from Old French, increase, from feminine past participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crēscere; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
crew′man n.
crew′per′son n.
crew′wom′an n.
crew 2
(kro͞o)v. Chiefly British
A past tense of crow2.
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crew
(kruː)n (sometimes functioning as plural)
1. the people who serve on or operate a ship, boat, aircraft, etc
2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work
3. informal a gang, company, or crowd
vb
(Nautical Terms) to serve on (a ship) as a member of the crew
[C15 crue (military) reinforcement, from Old French creue augmentation, from Old French creistre to increase, from Latin crescere]
crew
(kruː)vb
a past tense of crow2
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crew1
(kru)n.
1. a group of persons working together: a demolition crew.
2.
a. the people who operate a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
b. the common sailors of a ship's company.
3. the team that rows a racing shell.
4. the sport of racing with racing shells.
5. a company, crowd, or band.
v.t. 6. to serve as a member of a crew on.
v.i. 7. to serve as a member of a crew.
[1425–75; late Middle English crewe augmentation, hence reinforcements, body of soldiers < Middle French creue literally, increase]
crew′less, adj.
usage: See collective noun.
crew2
(kru)v.
(esp. Brit.) a pt. of crow 2.
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Crew
a company, squad, gang, or complement, 1694; a body of soldiers, 1455.Examples: crew of airmen; atoms, 1674; of banditti, 1768; of critics; of foxes, 1607; of gipsies, 1832; courtly crew of gentle-women, 1579; crew of jobbers and promoters, 1884; of painters, 1581; of pirates, 1608; of sailors, 1694; of soldiers, 1455.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
crew
Past participle: crewed
Gerund: crewing
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| Noun | 1. |  crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" ship's company, company - crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship merchant marine - the crew of a merchant vessel crew member, crewman - a member of a flight crew submariner - a member of the crew of a submarine |
| 2. |  crew - an organized group of workmen social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time detail - a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" chain gang - a gang of convicts chained together ground crew, ground-service crew - the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground road gang - a gang of road workers section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad stage crew - crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production crewman - a member of a work crew | |
| 3. | crew - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place | |
| 4. | crew - the team of men manning a racing shell | |
| Verb | 1. | crew - serve as a crew member on man - provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" |
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crew
noun
1. (ship's) company, hands, (ship's) complement These vessels carry small crews of around twenty men.
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crew
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Translations
طاقِمطاقم!ملاحو السَّفينة او الطائرهيكون عُضوا في طاقم
posádkabandabýt členem posádky
besætningflokgøre tjenestemandskabslæng
miehistösakkiavustajajäsenjoukkue
posada
áhöfnhópurvera í áhöfn
乗組員
승무원일단일반선원일원패거리
barsbrigādebūt par komandas loceklikomanda/apkalpe
byť členom posádky
posadka
besättning
ลูกเรือ
thủy thủ đoàn
crew
1 [kruː]A. N
1. (Aer, Naut) → tripulación f (Navy) → dotación f; (excluding officers) → marineros mpl rasos
three crew were drowned → perecieron ahogados tres tripulantes
three crew were drowned → perecieron ahogados tres tripulantes
2. (Cine, Rowing) (gen) (= team) → equipo m
B. VI to crew for sb → hacer de tripulación para algn
C. VT → tripular
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crew
:crew cut
n → Bürstenschnitt m
crew member
n → Mitglied nt → der Mannschaft, Besatzungsmitglied nt
crew neck
n → runder Halsausschnitt; (also crew-neck pullover or sweater) → Pullover m → mit rundem Halsausschnitt
crew
1n
→ Mannschaft f; (also Sport) → Crew f; (including officers: of ship also, of plane, tank) → Besatzung f, → Crew f; 50 passengers and 20 crew → 50 Passagiere und 20 Mann Besatzung; the ground crew (Aviat) → das Bodenpersonal; is Mary your crew? → macht Mary Vorschotmann?
(Brit inf: = gang) → Bande f; they were a motley crew → sie waren ein bunt zusammengewürfelter Haufen (inf)
vt yacht → die Mannschaft or Crew sein von
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
crew
1 [kruː]1. n (Naut, Aer) → equipaggio (Rowing) (team) → squadra (Cine) → troupe f inv; (gang) → banda, compagnia
2. vi (Sailing) to crew for sb → far parte dell'equipaggio di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crew1
(kruː) noun1. the group of people who work or operate a ship, aeroplane, bus etc.
2. used jokingly, a group of people. What an odd crew!
verb (usually with for) to act as a crew member (for someone).
ˈcrewcut noun a very short hairstyle.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
crew
→ طاقِم posádka besætning Besatzung πλήρωμα tripulación miehistö équipage posada equipaggio 乗組員 승무원 bemanning mannskap załoga tripulação команда besättning ลูกเรือ tayfa thủy thủ đoàn 全体人员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009