Definition of "ground crew" []

• A team of mechanics and technicians that maintain and service aircraft on the ground. (noun)

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• "When the engineers and ground crew heard the good news, compliments were showered on Tom."
• "Its three members, who made up the first all-female ground crew at Castle AFB,"
• "Thus the ground crew who had brought the ramp, and Tanni who had sped from her home, were treated to the sight of their man feebly asprawl in the grip of a leering, blue-furred ogre."