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• crew — [[t]kru͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ crews, crewing, crewed 1) N COUNT COLL The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it. The mission for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is essentially over... Despite their size …   English dictionary

• Boat building — Boat building, one of the oldest branches of engineering, is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging.Parts* Bow the front and generally sharp end of the hull. It is designed to reduce the… …   Wikipedia

• Crew — (kr[udd]), n. [From older accrue accession, reenforcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being misunderstood as the indefinite article. See {Accrue}, {Crescent}.] 1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crew — [1] ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) a group of people who work on and operate a ship, boat, aircraft, or train. 2) such a group other than the officers. 3) informal, often derogatory a group of people. ► VERB 1) provide with a crew. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• crew'man — noun A member of the crew of a boat, aircraft, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑crew …   Useful english dictionary

• crew — (n.) mid 15c., group of soldiers, from M.Fr. crue (O.Fr. creue) an increase, recruit, military reinforcement, from fem. pp. of creistre grow, from L. crescere arise, grow (see CRESCENT (Cf. crescent)). Meaning people acting or working together is …   Etymology dictionary

• boat|swain — «BOH suhn; rarely BOHT SWAYN», noun. 1. a ship s officer in charge of the anchors, ropes, and rigging. He directs some of the work of the crew. Also, bo s n, bosun. 2. = tropic bird. (Cf. ↑tropic bird) ╂[Old English bātswegen < bāt boat +… …   Useful english dictionary

• crew cut — ► NOUN ▪ a very short haircut for men and boys. ORIGIN apparently first adopted by boat crews of Harvard and Yale universities …   English terms dictionary

• Boat positions (sport rowing) — With the exception of single sculls, each rower is numbered by boat position in ascending order from the bow to the stern. The person who is seated on the first seat is always the bowman , or more commonly called just bow , the closest to the… …   Wikipedia

• Boat rigging (sport rowing) — Boats used in the sport of rowing may be adjusted in many different ways according to the needs of the crew, the type of racing, and anticipated rowing conditions. The primary objective of rigging a boat is to accommodate the different physiques… …   Wikipedia

• crew — crew1 W3S3 [kru:] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: crew additional soldiers, reinforcements (15 16 centuries), from Old French creue increase , from creistre; CRESCENT] 1.) all the people who work on a ship or plane ▪ The plane crashed, killing two of …   Dictionary of contemporary English