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water-gang

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter--gang
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare gangway.

Usage

Inflected Forms

water-gangs (plural)

Questions

What does water-gang mean?
A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes.
Where does water-gang come from?
Compare gangway.

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