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gangplough

Syllables: gang·plough/ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/

gangplough noun: a plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.

Noun

gangplough (plural gangploughs)

  1. (UK) A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
  2. (UK) A combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine.

Forms of gangplough

pluralgangploughs
alternative formgang plough
alternative formgang-plough
alternative USgangplow
alternative USgang plow
alternative USgang-plow

Origin of gangplough

From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) + plough (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).

Questions about gangplough

What does gangplough mean?
Gangplough means a plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
What part of speech is gangplough?
Gangplough is a noun.
How do you pronounce gangplough?
Gangplough is pronounced /ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/.
What is the plural of gangplough?
The plural of gangplough is gangploughs.

Words near gangplough in the dictionary

  1. gangpiled
  2. gangpiles
  3. gangpiling
  4. gangplank
  5. gangplanks
  6. gangplough
  7. gangploughs
  8. gangplow
  9. gangplows
  10. gangrape
  11. gangraped

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