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crews (KROOZ) (noun)
1. Groups of people working together: The workers were sent out in separate crews or teams.
2. Personnel on two ships, or aircrafts, who assist in the operations of the crafts which may or may not include officers: Will both of the crews of the ships be ready to depart tomorrow?
2. Personnel on two ships, or aircrafts, who assist in the operations of the crafts which may or may not include officers: Will both of the crews of the ships be ready to depart tomorrow?
cruise (KROOZ) (verb)
1. To sail or to travel about for pleasure: Blake and Jeannie will cruise on a luxury ship from Los Angeles to Mexico next year.
2. To travel at a velocity providing the utmost operating efficiency for a sustained period: The bus will cruise at a maximum acceleration which is not in excess of the posted speed limit.
2. To travel at a velocity providing the utmost operating efficiency for a sustained period: The bus will cruise at a maximum acceleration which is not in excess of the posted speed limit.
cruise (KROOZ) (noun)
A pleasure trip typically on board a ship or boat: Mercedes enjoyed the cruise down the Rhine River in Germany with her friends.
Groups of sailors on ocean ships that carry passengers are known as cruise crews.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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