Meanings
nounhuman chain (plural human chains)
plural human chains
- governmentA form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.
- Synonym of bucket brigade (“the long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique”)
Synonyms: bucket brigade
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of bucket brigade (“the long line of people, in a primitive firefighting technique”)
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Chinese Mandarin 人鏈 /人链
- 人鏈 /人链 (rénliàn)form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Esperanto homa ĉeno
- homa ĉenoform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Finnish ihmisketju
- ihmisketjuform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
French chaîne humaine
- chaîne humaineform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
German Menschenkette
- Menschenketteform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Hungarian élőlánc
- élőláncform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Italian catena umana
- catena umanaform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Polish żywy łańcuch
- żywy łańcuchform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Portuguese cadeia humana, corrente humana
- cadeia humanaform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
- corrente humanaform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Romanian lanț uman
- lanț umanform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Russian живая цепь
- живая цепь (živaja cepʹ)form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
Spanish cadena humana
- cadena humanaform of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity
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APA
human chain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20chain
MLA
“human chain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20chain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human chain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20chain.
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