gangplow

gang·plow
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/ˈɡæŋˌplaʊ/

noun

A plow with multiple plowshares, moldboards, and colters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.

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Meanings

noungangplow (plural gangplows)

plural gangplows · alternative gang plow · alternative gang-plow · alternative UK gangplough · alternative UK gang plough · alternative UK gang-plough

  1. USA plow with multiple plowshares, moldboards, and colters, arranged in a series to turn parallel furrows simultaneously.
  2. USA combination of several plows with blades in one frame, operated as a machine.

Origin

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

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APA

gangplow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangplow

MLA

“gangplow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangplow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gangplow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangplow.

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