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Examples of ground crew in a Sentence
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One traveler posted on X that passengers were waiting up to an hour for luggage because lightning was preventing ground crews from working.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
In the coming weeks, ground crews in French Guiana will lower the Ariane 6 rocket used during this year's tests off its launch pad and roll it back to a nearby hangar.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2023
While the rocket was able to achieve a stage separation and reach space, ground crew lost communications with it after nine minutes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Damian joined a fire crew just out of high school in 2006, worked on ground crews in Idaho and Montana, and became a smokejumper in 2013, eventually moving to McCall.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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“Ground crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20crew. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
ground crew
noun
: the mechanics and technicians who maintain and service an aircraft
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