Crew and Wing

Crew

Crew noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.

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Wing and crew are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wing" instead a noun "Crew".

Wing noun - A group of people acting together within a larger group.

Usage example: the conservative wing of the party

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Crew and wing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crew" instead a noun "Wing".

Nearby Words: winging, winged, winger, wingless

old	old crew	old wing
full	full crew	full wing
elite	elite crew	elite wing
original	original crew	original wing
Other adjectives: single, small, strong, actual, entire, real, large, blue, black, main, new, former, military, remaining, last.

Every B-17 crew member had at least one story of returning to base safely without a vertical tail, or with half a wing blown off, or on one engine, etc. etc.

Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks
In the X-Wing Series, Zsinj, spying on the consoles of his bridge crew, sees that one of them is playing flight simulators instead of paying attention while on duty.

Source: You Have Failed Me
Despite suffering damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer, the Embraer's crew managed to keep the plane flying and eventually landed safely at a Brazilian Air Force base.

Source: Improbable Piloting Skills

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