Crew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

an organized group of workmen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈuː/.

Examples

he still hangs out with the same crowd

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bunch crowd gang work party

Parts of Speech

noun	the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
noun	an organized group of workmen
noun	an informal body of friends “he still hangs out with the same crowd”
noun	the team of men manning a racing shell
verb	serve as a crew member on

Word Forms

crew	verb	serve as a crew member on
gang	verb	act as an organized group
crew	noun	the team of men manning a racing shell

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

équipage

les hommes et les femmes qui conduisent un véhicule (navire, avion, etc.)

🇪🇸Spanish

multitud

los hombres y mujeres que tripulan un vehículo (barco, avión, etc.)

🇮🇹Italian

equipaggio

gli uomini e le donne che equipaggiano un veicolo (nave, aereo, ecc.)

🇳🇱Dutch

bemanning

de mannen en vrouwen die een voertuig bemannen (schip, vliegtuig, enz.)

🇵🇹Portuguese

equipe

os homens e mulheres que controlam um veículo (navio, aeronave, etc.)

🇷🇺Russian

экипаж

мужчины и женщины, управляющие транспортным средством (кораблем, самолетом и т. д.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्मी दल

वे पुरुष और महिलाएं जो वाहन (जहाज, विमान, आदि) चलाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রু

পুরুষ এবং মহিলা যারা একটি যানবাহন (জাহাজ, বিমান, ইত্যাদি)

🇮🇳Tamil

குழுவினர்

ஒரு வாகனத்தை இயக்கும் ஆண்கள் மற்றும் பெண்கள் (கப்பல், விமானம் போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

సిబ్బంది

వాహనం (ఓడ, విమానం మొదలైనవి) చేసే పురుషులు మరియు మహిళలు

🇮🇳Marathi

चालक दल

वाहन चालवणारे पुरुष आणि स्त्रिया (जहाज, विमान इ.)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રૂ

પુરુષો અને સ્ત્રીઓ જે વાહન ચલાવે છે (જહાજ, વિમાન, વગેરે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ

ವಾಹನವನ್ನು (ಹಡಗು, ವಿಮಾನ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ) ಮಾಡುವ ಪುರುಷರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂ

ഒരു വാഹനം (കപ്പൽ, വിമാനം മുതലായവ) ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന സ്ത്രീകളും പുരുഷന്മാരും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਲਕ ਦਲ

ਆਦਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਹਨ (ਜਹਾਜ਼, ਜਹਾਜ਼, ਆਦਿ)

🇵🇰Urdu

عملہ

وہ مرد اور عورت جو ایک گاڑی (جہاز، ہوائی جہاز، وغیرہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

全体人员

驾驶交通工具（船舶、飞机等）的男性和女性

🇯🇵Japanese

クルー

乗り物（船、飛行機など）に乗務する男性と女性

🇰🇷Korean

승무원

차량(선박, 항공기 등)을 조종하는 남성과 여성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phi hành đoàn

những người đàn ông và phụ nữ điều khiển phương tiện (tàu, máy bay, v.v.)

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกทีม

ชายและหญิงที่ใช้ยานพาหนะ (เรือ เครื่องบิน ฯลฯ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

awak kapal

pria dan wanita yang mengoperasikan kendaraan (kapal, pesawat terbang, dll.)

🇲🇾Malay

anak kapal

lelaki dan wanita yang mengendalikan kenderaan (kapal, pesawat, dll.)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طاقم

الرجال والنساء الذين يديرون مركبة (سفينة، طائرة، إلخ.)

🇮🇷Persian

خدمه

مردان و زنانی که وسیله نقلیه (کشتی، هواپیما و غیره) را سرپرستی می کنند.

🇹🇷Turkish

mürettebat

Bir taşıtı (gemi, uçak vb.) idare eden kadın ve erkekler.

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוות

הגברים והנשים המנהלים רכב (ספינה, מטוס וכו')

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The primary meaning of 'crew' is 'the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)'.

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Using 'crew' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'crew' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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