No. 9,757 in Russian
экипаж
Crew.
In a sentence
Экипаж корабля готовится к отплытию.
The ship's crew is preparing for departure.
In this sentence, 'экипаж' is used to refer to a group of people who operate the ship.
Экипаж самолета должен пройти проверку перед вылетом.
The airplane crew must undergo inspection before the flight.
Here, 'экипаж' denotes the collective term for individuals managing the airplane during the flight.
На борту была вся команда и экипаж.
The entire team and crew were on board.
In this context, 'экипаж' is used in conjunction with 'команда' (team) to emphasize the operational personnel.
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