"human pyramid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: human pyramids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} human pyramid (plural human pyramids)
  1. A tower made of people standing or kneeling on top of each other. Translations (tower made of people): ihmispyramidi (Finnish), pyramide humaine [feminine] (French), 人間ピラミッド (ningen piramiddo) (Japanese), хүн пирамид (xün piramid) (Mongolian)
    Sense id: en-human_pyramid-en-noun-9B9tAqTi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'tower made of people': 94 6
  2. (circus) A formation of triangular shape with one or a small number of performers supporting a large number of other performers.
    Sense id: en-human_pyramid-en-noun-XzxgX1Dx Topics: arts, circus, hobbies, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports

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