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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAIN GANG

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAIN GANG

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Chain gang is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHAIN GANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Chain gang

A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. This system existed primarily in the southern parts of the United States, and by 1955 had been phased out nationwide, with Georgia the last state to abandon the practice. Chain gangs were reintroduced by a few states during the "get tough on crime" 1990s, with Alabama being the first state to revive them in 1995. The experiment ended after about one year in all states except Arizona, where in Maricopa County inmates can still volunteer for a chain gang to earn credit toward a high school diploma or avoid disciplinary lockdowns for rule infractions. The introduction of chain gangs into the United States began shortly after the Civil War. The southern states needed finances and public works to be performed. Prisoners were a free way for these works to be achieved.

Definition of chain gang in the English dictionary

The definition of chain gang in the dictionary is a group of convicted prisoners chained together, usually while doing hard labour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAIN GANG

chain
chain drive
chain grate
chain letter
chain lightning
chain mail
chain of command
chain printer
chain reaction
chain rule
chain saw
chain shot
chain smoker
chain stitch
chain store
chain wheel
chain-link fence
chain-react
chain-smoke
chain-stitch

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAIN GANG

antigang
gang
gang-gang
intergang
Lianyungang
overgang
oxgang
press gang
press-gang
road gang
shearing gang
sirgang
upgang

Synonyms and antonyms of chain gang in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «chain gang» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAIN GANG

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Translator English - Chinese

链团伙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cadena de presos
570 millions of speakers

English

chain gang
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेन गिरोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلسلة عصابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цепь банда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chain gang
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেইন গ্যাং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chaîne de forçats
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Geng rantaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chain Gang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェーンギャング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체인 갱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chain gang
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

băng đảng chuỗi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சங்கிலி கும்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेन टोळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zincir çetesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chain gang
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chain Gang
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ланцюг банда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gasca lanț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συμμορία αλυσίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ketting bende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chain gang
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chain Gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chain gang

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAIN GANG»

The term «chain gang» is regularly used and occupies the 78.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAIN GANG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chain gang

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAIN GANG»

Discover the use of chain gang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chain gang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire
Startling case histories of the dubious tactics practiced by Gannett, unsparing insights into the newspaper industry, and harsh conclusions all come together in the dramatic story of these two men's efforts to save the small Green Bay daily ...
Richard McCord, 2001
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I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!
He was still a hunted man living in hiding when this book was first published in 1932. The book and its movie version, nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1933, shocked the world by exposing Georgia's brutal treatment of prisoners.
Robert E. Burns, 1997
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I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!
My brother was sentenced to from six to ten years in the chain gang for a crime he had no intention whatever of committing and during which he was a mental casualty as a result of his service in the World War. My brother was first taken to the ...
Robert E. Burns, 2011
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I am a fugitive from a chain gang
This book includes the complete screenplay.
Howard J. Green, John E. O'Connor, Brown Holmes, 1981
5
Chain Gang Farewell
Narrated by longtime reporter Arthur M. Vance, Clive Rivers' fictional memoir Chain Gang Farewell follows Richard McCord's nonfiction work of the mid-90s, which lambastes newspaper-publishing conglomerates.
Clive Rivers, 2005
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Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History
No matter what your race, gender, politics, or beliefs, this is a book that will profoundly alter the way you think--and the way you act.
Walter Mosley, Clyde Taylor, 2006
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Sir Long Chain Charles
The story follows the author from the crime of an eighteen year old - taking money that was owed to him - through his incarceration on a chain gang, his escape, return to prison, another chain gang and finally parole.
Clay Walker, 2008
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United States Congressional serial set
up : as they walked they had to keep hold of both balls. 1 know that one man died in the chain-gang some time in July, 1604. They said he was kept there two hours after he was dead. I saw the man after he was brought out of the chain-gang, ...
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
He belonged to a Pennsylvania regiment. lam certain that it occurred about the 15th of February, 1865. THE CHAIN-GANG. In one case I had a conversation with a man in the hospital who had been taken out of the chain-gang, and I saw his ...
United States. Congress. House, 1868
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Congressional Serial Set
He belonged to a Pennsylvania regiment. lam certain that it occurred about the 15th of February, 1865. THE CHAIN-GANG. In one case I had a conversation with a man in the hospital who had been taken out of the chain gang, and I saw his ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAIN GANG»

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Rejoice! Bro-country is dying out as new ideas push genre into …
background noises that drove 1960s hits like Sam Cooke's Chain Gang. Listeners have also connected to the organ-driven sex jam Like a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
It isn't pretty, but Dodgers labor late to top Phillies, 10-7
The Dodgers' chain gang allowed 11 hits including three home runs in that time. It was an awful lot of effort to beat the team with the worst ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Magic, music, food, fun... and cycling: Altrincham French Festival …
And Pure Gym will also supply four static bikes for festival goers to join an afternoon chain gang. Below: The full programme for Sunday's ... «Altrincham Today, Jul 15»
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The Nickel Slots, an Alt-Country, Americana-Styled Roots Rock …
... video "The Devil's Chain Gang." That video garnered airplay on major Country music video networks including Heartland TV, ZUUS Country, ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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The Potato Eater: A Gripping New Read by Best-Selling Author …
The chain gang and Leavenworth were my colleges. Immediately I had 'Homosexual, Degenerate, Cock Sucker' stamped on my records so I ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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100 Years Ago
Some interesting seashell formations had been dug up by the county chain gang excavating along the Dixie Highway south of Armuchee. «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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Money, Smokin', Workin', Gettin': Items on the Rye City Council …
Workin' on a Chain Gang. Public Hearing to amend local law Chapter 133, “Noise”, of the Rye City Code regarding regulations on mechanical ... «MyRye.com, Jul 15»
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Humans Recap 7/5/15: Season 1 Episode 2 "Episode 2"
He calls and says he wants to return his synth and says she'd be better suited guarding a chain gang. The customer service person says unless ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»
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Ireland's answer to Magic Mike on what's the best and worst thing …
The Chain Gang have been pleasing the ladies of Ireland for over twenty ... Ireland's answer to Magic Mike, the Chain Gang's, Six Pack, has ... «thejournal.ie, Jul 15»
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Mary Reynolds
She was part of the chain gang for home football games and was on the board for the Troy Student Loan Fund. She encouraged her students to ... «The Western News, Jul 15»

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