section gang

n. A work crew assigned to a section of railroad track.

sec•tion

(ˈsɛk ʃən)

n. 1. a distinct subdivision of anything, as an object or community. 2. a distinct part or subdivision of a newspaper, legal code, chapter, etc. 3. a part that is cut off or separated. 4. one of a number of parts that can be fitted together to make a whole. 5. one of the 36 subdivisions of a township, being one square mile (2.59 sq. km or 640 acres) in area. 6. an act or instance of cutting; separation by cutting. 7. a. the making of a surgical incision. b. the incision itself. 8. a thin slice of a tissue, mineral, or the like, as for microscopic examination. 9. a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane, showing its internal structure. 10. a. a small military unit consisting of two or more squads. b. a small tactical division in naval and air units. 11. a length of railroad track, roadbed, signal equipment, etc., maintained by a single crew (section gang). 12. any of two or more trains, buses, or the like, running on the same route and considered as one unit. 13. a segment of a naturally segmented fruit, as an orange. 14. a division of an orchestra or band containing all the instruments of one class. 15. Also called section mark. a mark (§) used to indicate a subdivision of a text or a reference to a footnote. v.t. 16. to cut or divide into sections. 17. to cut through so as to show a section. 18. to make a surgical incision. [1550–60; < Latin sectiō the act of cutting =sec(āre) to cut + -tiō -tion]

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Noun

section gang - a work crew assigned to a section of a railroadwork party, crew, gang - an organized group of workmensection hand - a laborer assigned to a section gang

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noun a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad

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