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Definition of "wrecking-crew" [wrecking-crew]

  • The men engaged in operating a wrecking-car or a vessel employed in wrecking-work. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "wrecking-crew" in a sentence
  • "The Democrats won\'t impeach, so, for CheneyBush, it\'s full steam ahead with their wrecking-crew policies and foreign adventurism."
  • "The grate tackled by the doughty challenger last night was one of the fine-tooth comb variety (the "Non-Sifto" No. 114863), in which the clinker is caught by a patent clutch and held securely until the wrecking-crew arrives."
  • "Then the wrecking-crew laughed; and the farmer put his head out of a window and said that Evans was no gentleman."