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section gangs

section gangs is the plural of section gang.

Meaning of section gang

Noun

section gang (plural section gangs)

  1. A railroad maintenance crew.
    • [This dangerous portion of the line] was divided into patrols from three-fourths to one mile in length, and watchmen were put on night and day, to walk over the track after every train, to look out for broken rails, while the section gangs were held in readiness at all times to repair or replace...1875, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, volume 3, page 115

Questions about section gangs

What is section gangs the plural of?
Section gangs is the plural of section gang.

Words near section gangs in the dictionary

  1. section beam
  2. section beams
  3. section break
  4. section breaks
  5. section gang
  6. section gangs
  7. section liner
  8. section liners
  9. section sign
  10. section signs
  11. section-house

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