ground crew

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ground kroo]
- /graʊnd kru/
- /ɡraʊnd kruː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ground kroo]
- /graʊnd kru/

Definitions of ground crew words

noun ground crew ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft. 1
noun ground crew airline employees based on the ground 1
countable noun ground crew At an airport, the people who look after the planes when they are on the ground are called the ground crew. 0
noun ground crew airport personnel as opposed to those who work on board aircraft 0
noun ground crew a team of people who maintain and repair aircraft 0

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Origin of ground crew

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Ground crew

noun

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Ground crew

ground crew popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ground crew usage trend in Literature

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