Definition

1. Noun:
   • The team of technicians and mechanics who maintain, service, and prepare aircraft while they are on the ground: This term specifically refers to the personnel responsible for tasks such as refueling, loading baggage, performing safety checks, and conducting repairs before an aircraft departs or after it arrives.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The ground crew worked efficiently to prepare the plane for its next flight.
  • A member of the ground crew signaled to the pilot that it was safe to taxi.
  • The airline is hiring more people for its ground crew at the major airport.

Advanced Usage

• "to be part of the ground crew": to be employed as a member of this technical team.
  • She has been part of the ground crew for five years and knows every procedure.

Variants and Related Words

• Ground staff (noun): A very similar term, often used interchangeably with "ground crew," referring to airport employees who handle aircraft and passenger services on the ground.
  • The ground staff handled the baggage claim process smoothly.

Synonyms

• Aircraft handlers: Personnel who manage aircraft on the ground.
• Ramp agents: Employees who work on the airport ramp (apron), performing tasks similar to the ground crew.

Related Phrases

• To service an aircraft: The primary action performed by the ground crew.
  • It takes a skilled ground crew to service an aircraft quickly between flights.

Noun

1. the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground