"prize crew" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prize crews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: prize crew Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-prize_crew-en-noun-gYQoGbj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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