repair gang

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• floating gang — noun : a specially organized railroad track repair group that moves over various sections of the line * * * a group of railroad workers who service or repair the track but are not assigned to a particular section. Cf. section gang. [1860 65, Amer …   Useful english dictionary

• road gang — noun a gang of road workers • Hypernyms: ↑gang, ↑crew, ↑work party * * * noun : a crew of men building or working on a road * * * 1. a group of workers employed to repair or build roads. 2. (in the U.S …   Useful english dictionary

• floating gang — a group of railroad workers who service or repair the track but are not assigned to a particular section. Cf. section gang. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• section\ gang — • section gang • section crew noun A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge …   Словарь американских идиом

• road gang — road′ gang n. 1) a group of workers employed to repair or build roads 2) a detail of prisoners set to repairing a road • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

• section gang — or[section crew] {n.} A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. * /The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• section gang — or[section crew] {n.} A group of railroad workers who watch and repair a number of miles of track. * /The section crew was called out to fix the broken bridge./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• road gang — 1. a group of workers employed to repair or build roads. 2. (in the U.S.) a detail of prisoners set to repairing a road. [1885 90] * * * …   Universalium

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