le
/e.ki.paʒ/
Translation
crew, ship's company
Word origin
From the verb équiper, borrowed from Old Norse skipa ('to arrange, to man a ship'), from skip ('ship'). English 'equip' was borrowed back from the French.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- skipa
- English cognates
- equip, ship
Grammar
Examples
l' .
The whole crew went on board.
.
The captain introduced his crew on deck.
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The crews of the two planes often talk to each other.
L' .
The crew spent six months at sea.
, .
Without a crew, this ship cannot sail.
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