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crews

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crews.

Editorial note

If someone wants to argue safety or mortality rates then ground crews must be part of that argument.

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Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crews.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

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If someone wants to argue safety or mortality rates then ground crews must be part of that argument.

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Not to mention that the crews of most freight cargo boats aren't much more than slave labor.

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There are still flight and maintenance crews on the ground and there is still a human pulling the trigger.

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That being said, pedal reflectors are only good for making recumbents more visible to helicopter crews with search lights.

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It was interesting hearing his thought process for where to search for them after SAR crews had given up.

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You can see SpaceX having employees arranged to react and cheer and film crews filming the reactions half of the time.

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You also bump into the question of whether you really want maintenance crews and pilots to be as cheap as economically possible.

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The road crews take serious pride in the condition of the roads, for example.

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You know that the crews are not only discouraged, but usually not allowed to fight back with real firearms for fear of retaliation?

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Planes are tougher (and their crews better prepared) than people think they are.

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I've seen lots of talk about ESA in relation to Rosetta, with a lot of pictures of ground crews cheering.

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Don't you then also need 2-3 times the amount of pilots, airfield, fuel, hangars, maintenance crews...

Quote examples

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I wish we could figure out a way of "garboing" council road crews.

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He knows that it's not 'over.' See later on: > But more importantly, a few hundred of the successors to the > Titans, the "Minuteman III" missiles, remain active in silos > throughout the northern US, run by crews and following procedures > essentially similar to those here.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use crews in a sentence?

If someone wants to argue safety or mortality rates then ground crews must be part of that argument.

What does crews mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is crews?

crews is commonly used as noun.