human chain
human chain · human chains
живая цепь
Menschenkette
A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarityA form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.
» They formed a human chain.
Meaning
2 sensesA form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.
Menschenkette
живая цепьživaja cepʹ
Synonym of bucket brigade (“the long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique”)
Examples
2 sentencesThey formed a human chain.
The rescuers formed a human chain.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity:
Forms
plural: human chains| Singular | human chain |
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| Plural | human chains |
regular