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crack team

noun

Etymology

From crack (“highly trained and competent”, adjective) + team (“group of people”). First attested in the early 19th century, originally with reference to horse racing.

  1. derived from *dewk-✻ — “to pull, lead”
  2. derived from *taugijaną✻
  3. inherited from *taumaz✻ — “that which draws or pulls”
  4. inherited from *taum✻
  5. inherited from tēam
  6. inherited from tem
  7. compounded as crack team — “crack + team”

Definitions

  1. A highly skilled, experienced and efficient team.

    • She set the agency's crack team of detectives on the case.
    • He then proceeded to congratulate them on the distinction gained by the splendid victory over the crack team composed of the Commander-in-Chief and his Staff, […]

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