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prize crew

prize crew noun: the crewmembers of a ship chosen to take over the operations of another ship that has been captured.

Noun

prize crew (plural prize crews)

  1. (historical) The crewmembers of a ship chosen to take over the operations of another ship that has been captured.
    • "The battleplate you were promised has been swept, and is ready for your prize crew to take her wherever you're going."2015 April 3, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2023

Forms of prize crew

pluralprize crews

Questions about prize crew

What does prize crew mean?
Prize crew means the crewmembers of a ship chosen to take over the operations of another ship that has been captured.
What part of speech is prize crew?
Prize crew is a noun.
What is the plural of prize crew?
The plural of prize crew is prize crews.

Words near prize crew in the dictionary

  1. prizable
  2. prize
  3. prize cake
  4. prize crate
  5. prize crates
  6. prize crew
  7. prize crews
  8. prize draw
  9. prize draws
  10. prize fighter
  11. prize fighters

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