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A-gangs

A-gangs is the plural of A-gang.

Meaning of A-gang

Noun

A-gang (plural A-gangs)

  1. (US, slang) Auxiliary division onboard a ship or submarine. Responsible for sanitary, heating/AC, emergency diesels, hydraulics, high pressure air, low pressure air, oxygen generating equipment, potable water, hatch maintenance, and assorted systems.

Questions about A-gangs

What is A-gangs the plural of?
A-gangs is the plural of A-gang.

Words near A-gangs in the dictionary

  1. a-fucking-men
  2. A-G
  3. A-game
  4. A-games
  5. A-gang
  6. A-gangs
  7. A-gay
  8. A-gays
  9. a-go-go
  10. a-go-gos
  11. A-GPS

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