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Meaning of chain gang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.
  2. A group of cyclists riding in a close-knit formation akin to a road race, normally for the purposes of training.

Equivalents

Suomi ryhmäajo

Examples

“My idea was to let⟳ that chain-gang get⟳ out of sight before I climbed the hill.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

chain group chain growth polymerization chain guard chain gun chain hobble chain letter

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