Word: pressgangs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: press
gangs
Definition: Plural of pressgang; ", is the taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
Morphemes:
Affix: pressgang
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative spelling of press-gang
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.