A gang of workers engaged in building or repairing roads; specifically a detachment of convicts detailed to work at road construction (now chiefly historical).
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Sydney Gazette.
Definition of road gang in US English:
road gang
noun
A gang of workers engaged in building or repairing roads; specifically a detachment of convicts detailed to work at road construction (now chiefly historical).
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Sydney Gazette.