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air·crew

 (âr′kro͞o′)
n.
The personnel working on board an aircraft or spacecraft during a flight.
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aircrew

(ˈɛəˌkruː)
n
(Aeronautics) (sometimes functioning as plural) the crew of an aircraft
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

air′crew`

or air′ crew`,



n.
the crew of an aircraft.
[1920–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.aircrew - the crew of an aircraftaircrew - the crew of an aircraft    
air crew
crew - the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
bomber aircrew, bomber crew - the crew of a bomber
aircrewman - a member of an aircrew
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Translations

aircrew

[ˈɛəkruː] N → tripulación f de avión
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aircrew

air crew [ˈɛərkruː] n → équipage m (d'un avion)air cushion n → coussin m d'airair display n → meeting m aérien
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aircrew

[ˈɛəˌkruː] n → equipaggio (di un aereo)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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