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throughgang

throughgang noun: a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway.

Noun

throughgang (plural throughgangs)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway

Forms of throughgang

pluralthroughgangs
alternative formthrough-gang
alternative formthrough-gaun

Origin of throughgang

From Middle English *thurgh-gang, from Old English *þurhgang (“a going through, permeation”), equivalent to through- + gang. Compare Old English þurhgangan (“to go through, go over”), Old High German durhgangan, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (þairhgaggan).

Questions about throughgang

What does throughgang mean?
Throughgang means a thoroughfare; an entry; passage; passageway.
What part of speech is throughgang?
Throughgang is a noun.
What is the plural of throughgang?
The plural of throughgang is throughgangs.

Words near throughgang in the dictionary

  1. throughfalls
  2. throughfare
  3. throughfares
  4. throughflow
  5. throughflows
  6. throughgang
  7. throughgangs
  8. throughgoing
  9. throughgoings
  10. throughlane
  11. throughlanes

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