"human chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: human chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} human chain (plural human chains)
  1. A bucket brigade.
    Sense id: en-human_chain-en-noun-uDJGt-8f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. (politics) A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity. Categories (topical): Politics Translations (form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity): homa ĉeno (Esperanto), ihmisketju (Finnish), chaîne humaine [feminine] (French), Menschenkette [feminine] (German), élőlánc (Hungarian), catena umana [feminine] (Italian), ludzki łańcuch [masculine] (Polish), cadeia humana [feminine] (Portuguese), corrente humana [feminine] (Portuguese), cadena humana [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-human_chain-en-noun-1TOFlIDo Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity': 2 98

Inflected forms

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