road gang

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd gang]
- /roʊd gæŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd gang]
- /roʊd gæŋ/

Definitions of road gang words

noun road gang a group of workers employed to repair or build roads. 1
noun road gang (in the U.S.) a detail of prisoners set to repairing a road. 1
noun road gang a group of labourers who repair roads 0

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Origin of road gang

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Road gang

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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road gang popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

road gang usage trend in Literature

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