Usually means: Forced naval recruitment during wartime.
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We found 10 dictionaries that define the word press gangs:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. press-gangs: Merriam-Webster
  2. press-gangs, press-gangs, press gangs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. press gangs: Vocabulary.com
  4. press-gangs: Wordnik
  5. press-gangs: Wiktionary
  6. press-gangs, press gangs: Dictionary.com
  7. Press gangs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Press Gangs, press-gangs: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Press Gangs: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Press Gangs, press-gangs: Encyclopedia

(Note: See press_gang as well.)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Press Gang)

noun:  a British children's television comedy-drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993.
noun:  a British children's television series.
▸ Also see press_gang


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