ground staff

noun

staff employed by an airline, or an airport, that work on the ground, as opposed to aircrews.

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Meanings

nounground staff pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyaeronauticsstaff employed by an airline, or an airport, that work on the ground, as opposed to aircrews.
  2. pluralplural onlyhobbiesstaff employed by a sports club to maintain their sports ground.

Translations

German Bodenpersonal
  • Bodenpersonalstaff employed by an airline
Norwegian Bokmål bakkepersonale
  • bakkepersonalestaff employed by an airline
Swedish markpersonal
  • markpersonalstaff employed by an airline
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APA

ground staff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20staff

MLA

“ground staff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20staff. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground staff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20staff.

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