gun crew

noun

1. the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gun crew¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The 21-year-old Marine was part of an artillery gun crew that fought against the Islamic State, and he knew that his unit’s huge cannons had killed hundreds of enemy fighters.

From New York Times

But keeping the number of U.S. troops involved to a minimum meant that each gun crew had to fire thousands of high-explosive shells — far more rounds than any American gun crew had fired at least since the Vietnam War.

From New York Times

A Ukrainian gun crew fired a M777 howitzer toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.Credit...

From New York Times

We had what were called quad 40s, four 40-millimeters guns lined up side by side, and our gun crew started firing back without any orders.

From New York Times

Unhappy with a safe stateside posting, he became chief of an anti-aircraft gun crew on the battleship Alabama.

From Washington Post