aircrew

noun

air·​crew ˈer-ˌkrü How to pronounce aircrew (audio)
: the crew manning an airplane

Examples of aircrew in a Sentence

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The two adults and an 8-year-old child were located aboard a life raft at approximately 7 a.m. by the guardsmen of the Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025 Video shows the Guardsmen of the Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew reach the family at around 7 a.m. June 30 after a Good Samaritan called the Guard around midnight. James Powel, USA Today, 1 July 2025 Several agencies assisted, including the sheriff’s office and K-9 unit, California State Parks rangers and seasonal lifeguards, a boat crew from the Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe and the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025 The Coast Guard said aircrew and a cutter ship have been sent to assist with the situation and three vessels were already on the scene. Jonathan Saul, USA Today, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for aircrew

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aircrew was in 1918

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“Aircrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircrew. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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