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press-gangs

press-gangs is the plural of press-gang.

Meaning of press-gang

Noun

press-gang (plural press-gangs)

  1. A body of men employed to force others (impress them) into military service, especially naval service.
    • "If this is a press gang," Lyle remarked, "you should know that my diet is extremely poor, I'm too tall for trenches and I blow away in a light breeze."2021 March 14, HarryBlank, “Defence”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024
    Synonyms:
    press

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Questions about press-gangs

What is press-gangs the plural of?
Press-gangs is the plural of press-gang.

Words near press-gangs in the dictionary

  1. press-cake
  2. press-cakes
  3. press-gang
  4. press-ganged
  5. press-ganging
  6. press-gangs
  7. press-on
  8. press-to-talk
  9. press-to-transmit
  10. press-up
  11. press-ups

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