Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

press gang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: press -gang
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy

Questions

What does press gang mean?: a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy

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