"chain gang" meaning in English

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        "A group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison."
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
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          "sense": "a group of convicts chained together",
          "word": "ryhmä kahlevankeja"
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      "glosses": [
        "A group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation akin to a road race, normally for the purposes of training."
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        "(cycling) A group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation akin to a road race, normally for the purposes of training."
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          "sense": "a group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation",
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        "(cycling) A group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation akin to a road race, normally for the purposes of training."
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      "word": "chain-gang"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a group of convicts chained together",
      "word": "ryhmä kahlevankeja"
    },
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