ground staff
noun
British
1
: the people who take care of a large area of land (such as a sports field)
2
: a group of people at an airport who take care of and repair aircraft
Examples of ground staff in a Sentence
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The carrier said the incident involving the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner occurred shortly after noon Thursday while it was parked at the gate, with only crew members and ground staff on board.
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
According to the Associated Press and Reuters, the nose gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had collapsed with crew members and ground staff on board.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Brave ground staff painted the base of the goalposts black, to remind the world of the victims of the regime.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Guardiola was often at loggerheads with ground staff, though, over the length of the grass and state of the playing surfaces at the Etihad and the training ground, with the Catalan asking for things that the staff did not feel were possible.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
This would have required coordination between the crew, ground staff, and even airport security.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Video shows the squirrel running onto the field, as ground staff and players attempt to capture it, but with no success.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Caron added that the crew member involved was reportedly assisting ground staff by loading items as an extra set of hands and may have been left unaccounted for when the doors closed.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 4 June 2026
According to the Associated Press and Reuters, the nose gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had collapsed with crew members and ground staff on board.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Brave ground staff painted the base of the goalposts black, to remind the world of the victims of the regime.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Guardiola was often at loggerheads with ground staff, though, over the length of the grass and state of the playing surfaces at the Etihad and the training ground, with the Catalan asking for things that the staff did not feel were possible.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026
By the time the flight landed in Baltimore, airport fire crews were in place for a traditional water cannon salute, and ground staff waited at the gate with cheers and a bottle of champagne.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
This would have required coordination between the crew, ground staff, and even airport security.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Video shows the squirrel running onto the field, as ground staff and players attempt to capture it, but with no success.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Caron added that the crew member involved was reportedly assisting ground staff by loading items as an extra set of hands and may have been left unaccounted for when the doors closed.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Ground staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20staff. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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