pressgang in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Pressgang: a group of men employed to forcibly recruit sailors into naval service, often through coercion or abduction.
Crossword clues for pressgang
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "pressgang".
- Coercive group recruiting sailors for naval duty.
- Team that forces men into service at sea.
- Unwanted recruiters for naval personnel in history.
- Men who compel sailors to join the navy.
- Coercive force used to enlist sailors by abduction.
Pressgang sentence examples
- The pressgang roamed the coastal towns, forcibly recruiting sailors for the navy.
- After a night of heavy drinking, he found himself at the mercy of a pressgang eager to fill their ranks.
- Stories from the past tell of the pressgang's ruthless methods in seizing unwilling men for military service.
- The pressgang's presence in the harbor struck fear into the hearts of all seafaring men.
- During the war, many young men vanished from their homes, taken by the dreaded pressgang.