crew
noun /kruː/Definition
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B1 [C, + sing/pl verb] a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.: an ambulance/lifeboat crew a TV/film/camera crew The aircraft has/carries a crew of seven. → See also aircrewWorkers on/with aircraft and spacecraftPeople who work on boats and shipsGroups of people › [C] the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc. who are not officers: Apart from the ten officers, a crew of 90 looks after the 300 passengers.Workers on/with aircraft and spacecraftPeople who work on boats and ships
(Definition of crew noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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