chain gang
noun
plural chain gangs
: a group of people (such as convicts) chained together especially as an outside working party
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Luke, played by Paul Newman, is on a prison chain gang.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This system could replace the traditional chain gang used to measure for first downs, though the chain method would remain available as a backup.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
But artificial intelligence and new technology could soon make the chain gang obsolete, with an advanced system known as Hawk-Eye aspiring to make the game faster and more accurate by mashing together high-tech software with a lot of cameras.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Videos posted to social media showed a member of the chain gang collapsed on the sideline and medical staff attending to the person.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This system could replace the traditional chain gang used to measure for first downs, though the chain method would remain available as a backup.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
But artificial intelligence and new technology could soon make the chain gang obsolete, with an advanced system known as Hawk-Eye aspiring to make the game faster and more accurate by mashing together high-tech software with a lot of cameras.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Videos posted to social media showed a member of the chain gang collapsed on the sideline and medical staff attending to the person.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Chain gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20gang. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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