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Crew
A '''crew''' comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchy|hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a '''crewyard''' or a '''workyard'''. The word has particular nautical resonances: the tasks involved in operating a ship, particularly a sailing ship, providing numerous specialities within a ship's crew, often organised with a chain of command. Traditional nautical usage strongly distinguishes Commissioned officer|officers from crew, though the two groups combined form the ship's company. Members of a crew are often referred to by the title "Crew member".
"Crew" is also used colloquially to refer to a small, tight-knit group of friends or associates engaged in criminal activity. Also used in reference to the traditional "unit" of criminals under the supervision of a caporegime in the American Mafia. However, the term is not specific to (Mafia-affiliated) organized crime.
Crew can also refer simply to a group of friends, unrelated to crime or violence. Many of these "crews" exist through MySpace, and the crew's initials were often placed in square brackets in a person's MySpace name. This was a common trend around 2007-early 2008.
"Crew" also refers to the sport of rowing (sport)|rowing, where teams row competitively in racing shells.
In Music
In Hip-hop terminology, crew means a team or Groups of people|group; for example, a b-boy crew, emcee crew, or graffiti crew.
In hardcore punk and metalcore, some bands have crews, which are a group of devoted or local fans. Crews are also called "dance teams," especially in more modern times, within these circles, referring to the local or devoted fans who perform hardcore dancing together at the band's gigs.
See also
- For a specific sporting usage, see Rowing (sport).
- For filmmaking usage, see Film crew.
- For live music usage, see Road crew.
- For stagecraft usage, see Stagehand|Stage crew.
- For the comic strip, see Motley's Crew.
- For the sports team, see Columbus Crew.
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