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crew

crew

46 2.3
A team of people who row a racing boat
  • noun
  • /kru/
translation icon : equipo de remo
  • We get on the crew boat at 6:45 and go the half mile to the barge.
  • men's crew
  • boat crew

You go to the open trials and you race and if your team wins, your crew wins, you go.

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Examples

  • The nose of the crew boat raises as the engine roars, and we're off.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And as your boss, I want you on that crew boat tonight and back in the office by Monday.

  • We're gonna be the fastest crew the world has ever seen.

  • You go to the open trials and you race and if your team wins, your crew wins, you go.

  • The officer acknowledged and gestured in turn to one of his crew members.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • It's quite a sight to see all of the crews warming up in the basin.

    Blog text (14)
  • Alison, a tall crew athlete, leans into the spray like a carved mermaid on a ship's prow.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The rowing team practiced every morning, and their crew became highly competitive in regional races.

  • After months of training, the crew finally felt ready for the upcoming rowing competition.

  • Each member of the eight-person crew had an important role to ensure their boat moved swiftly through the water.

Compounds

113 2.4

A person who works as part of a team on a ship, plane, or film set

8 2.4

A group of people who clean a place after an event or accident

8 3.3

A group of workers who check and fix airplanes at an airport

7 3.0

A very short men's hairstyle with the hair kept very close to the head

The smallest number of people who stay to keep a business or service working

3 3.0

People who work on a plane during a flight, like pilots and cabin staff

stage crew
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A group of workers who move scenery and handle props in a play

bomber crew
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A group of people who fly and work on a military plane that drops bombs

1 2.1

A round neckline that sits close to the base of the neck on sweaters or t-shirts

A rounded close fitting neckline that sits at the base of the neck, often on sweaters and T-shirts

ground-service crew
  • Specialized
3.7

A team of mechanics who check, fix, and refuel aircraft on the ground

How Competitive

varsity
45 4.4
crew
46 2.3
rowing club
1 3.0

Surface Forms

crew singular
crews plural

Etymology

The word crew originally meant a group of people, and people began to use it for teams who row boats in races. So a rowing crew is simply the group that rows together as a team.