Aircrew

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.

    "The aircrew ran to the bomber."

  2. 2
    the crew of an aircraft wordnet

Synonyms

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air crewbombardiercrewgroundcrewgunnermeteorologist

Example

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"Among the 2,917 aircrew who served in the RAF during the Battle of Britain, 2,334 were British, 145 were Poles, 126 New Zealanders, 98 Canadians, 88 Czechs, 33 Australians, 29 Belgians, 25 South Africans, 13 Frenchmen, 11 Americans, and 10 Irishmen."

Etymology

From air + crew.

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