aircrew

noun

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

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In a video of the rescue, a member of the woman's hiking party can be heard calling to the aircrew as their chopper comes into view. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The conditions of the aircrew members were not immediately known. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Boeing’s contract covers the procurement, modernization, and sustainment of training systems for P-8A Poseidon aircrews and maintenance personnel. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026 Furthermore, six aircrew died after their KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed on March 12 following a collision with another tanker aircraft. Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 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 3 Jul. 2026.

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