ground crew

noun

: the mechanics and technicians who maintain and service an airplane

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Before Thursday's launch, ground crews loaded four Starlink mock-ups inside Starship's payload bay to test the rocket's deployment mechanism. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025 Senior leadership and ground crew of Boeing have a detailed awareness of the operational difficulties that outsiders sometimes overlook. Jim Osman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 This confidence is not unfounded, as it is backed by the rigorous practicum that pilots, flight crew, ground crew, and mechanics undergo. Essence, 24 Feb. 2025 The blaze, known as the Sunset Fire, was reported on Wednesday evening, and water-dropping helicopters and ground crews worked to extinguish the flames through the night. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ground crew

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First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ground crew was in 1934

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“Ground crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20crew. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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ground crew

noun
: the mechanics and technicians who maintain and service an aircraft
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