Examples of ground crew in a Sentence
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While the rocket was able to achieve a stage separation and reach space, ground crew lost communications with it after nine minutes.
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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
Airports too struggled to rehire ground crew and air traffic controllers at a speed that matched the rise in travel demand.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2024
Along with MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and Drew Army Airfield, the Brooksville Army Airfield, starting in 1942, was used to train pilots and ground crews during the war, including bomb squadrons, according to BKV.
—Jay Croft, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
It was used for training both pilots and ground crews during the war.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
All media bags were specifically identified and transferred by the United ground crew as well.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Later in the week, ULA ground crews installed the Centaur upper stage.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
After some final checkouts and a holiday break, ground crews will transport the Vulcan rocket to its launch pad in preparation for liftoff at 2:18 am ET (07:18 UTC) on January 8.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2023
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
Airports too struggled to rehire ground crew and air traffic controllers at a speed that matched the rise in travel demand.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2024
Along with MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa and Drew Army Airfield, the Brooksville Army Airfield, starting in 1942, was used to train pilots and ground crews during the war, including bomb squadrons, according to BKV.
—Jay Croft, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
It was used for training both pilots and ground crews during the war.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
All media bags were specifically identified and transferred by the United ground crew as well.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
Later in the week, ULA ground crews installed the Centaur upper stage.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
After some final checkouts and a holiday break, ground crews will transport the Vulcan rocket to its launch pad in preparation for liftoff at 2:18 am ET (07:18 UTC) on January 8.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2023
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First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
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ground crew
noun
: the mechanics and technicians who maintain and service an aircraft
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