Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

human chain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: hu-man chain
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.

noun

Synonym of bucket brigade (“the long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique”)

Inflected Forms

human chains (plural)

Synonyms

bucket brigade

Questions

What does human chain mean?: A form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.

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