section gang

sec·tion gang

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sek-shuh n gang]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən gæŋ/
- /ˈsekʃn ɡæŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sek-shuh n gang]
- /ˈsɛk ʃən gæŋ/

Definitions of section gang words

noun section gang a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track. 1
noun section gang a crew of persons (section hands) who do the maintenance work on a railroad section 0

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Origin of section gang

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Section gang

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Section gang

section gang popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

section gang usage trend in Literature

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