A team of people responsible for ensuring safety on a missile range, especially by monitoring, and if necessary destroying, any missiles which stray off course.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Pacific Stars & Stripes.
Definition of range safety crew in US English:
range safety crew
noun
A team of people responsible for ensuring safety on a missile range, especially by monitoring, and if necessary destroying, any missiles which stray off course.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Pacific Stars & Stripes.