PRESS-GANG


Meaning of PRESS-GANG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpres-ˌgaŋ ]

noun

Etymology: press (IV)

Date: 1693

: a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service

• press-gang transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.