gangplough

English

Alternative forms

• gang plough, gang-plough
• gangplow, gang plow, gang-plow (US)

Etymology

From gang (“a combination of tools or machines coordinated to work together as a set”) +‎ plough (“a farm implement used to break up soil into furrows for sowing”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: găngʹplou', IPA^(key): /ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/
• Hyphenation: gang‧plough

Noun

gangplough (plural gangploughs) (British spelling)

1. A plough with multiple plowshares, mouldboards, and coulters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously
2. A combination of several ploughs with blades in one frame, operated as a machine

Further reading

• “gang plough”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.