ground crew
Example Sentences
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For all the contributors keeping warm up and down the Dodgers’ lineup, the members of the Rockies’ ground crew were the real heroes of Friday’s game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
After one flight, he parked his aircraft so askew that ground crew had to reposition the jet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
They drove off, giving one last look at the plane as the ground crew scurried around, readying it for the next day’s drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
The security protocol for passengers boarding flights is relatively simple: ground crew must check the name on the boarding pass matches that on the passport presented.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
Even though their pilots flew solo, the ground crew thought of the Yaks as their planes too.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
