crew chief

noun

: one who is in charge of a crew of workers
especially : a noncommissioned officer (as in the air force) who supervises an airplane's ground crew

Examples of crew chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Keselowski’s crew chief Matt McCall said the winless streak didn’t come up in conversation over during the past three years. Lou Bezjak, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024 Her grandfather served as a helicopter crew chief in the Korean War. Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for crew chief 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crew chief was in 1926

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“Crew chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crew%20chief. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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