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chain gang

chain gang noun: a group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.

Noun

chain gang (plural chain gangs)

  1. A group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.
    • My idea was to let that chain-gang get out of sight before I climbed the hill.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 205
    • I am presently donating my time and energies unwillingly to the Florida Dept. of 'Corrections', a modern institution on the surface, but a southern style chain-gang below.1983 December 24, David Leon Barth, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 20
  2. A group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation akin to a road race, normally for the purposes of training.

chain gang meaning in Tamil

chain gang in Tamil

பிணைத்தொடர் சிறையாளிகள்

Forms of chain gang

pluralchain gangs
alternative formchain-gang

Words formed from chain gang

Questions about chain gang

What does chain gang mean?
Chain gang means a group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.
What is chain gang in Tamil?
Chain gang in Tamil is பிணைத்தொடர் சிறையாளிகள். See Chain gang meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chain gang?
Chain gang is a noun.
What is the plural of chain gang?
The plural of chain gang is chain gangs.

Words near chain gang in the dictionary

  1. chain ferns
  2. chain ferries
  3. chain ferry
  4. chain fountain
  5. chain fruit
  6. chain gang
  7. chain gangs
  8. chain group
  9. chain growth polymerization
  10. chain growth polymerizations
  11. chain guard

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