"track gang" meaning in All languages combined

See track gang on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: track gangs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} track gang (plural track gangs)
  1. (rail transport) A group of workers who lay or maintain railway tracks.

Inflected forms

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