human chain
People holding hands
A human chain is a line of people linked together, usually by holding hands or grasping arms, formed for a common purpose.
Protesters form human chains to block access or demonstrate solidarity: They formed a human chain around the building.
Rescue workers pass supplies or evacuees along a human chain when equipment is unavailable.
Fingers interlaced with another's
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
community · fellowship · camaraderie · compassion · empathy · support · collective action · shared purpose
Assistance following catastrophic events
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- bucket brigadeHand-to-hand water relay
debris · rubble · survivors · volunteers · search · emergency · lifeline · passing
Fastened to another
- interlockedJoined by overlapping parts
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- armsUpper body limbs
- lineContinuous mark or queue
formation · continuous · unbroken · stretched · spanning · length · distance · participants
linked hands
Fingers interlaced with another's
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- togethernessState of close connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
sisterhood · community · fellowship · camaraderie · compassion · empathy · support · collective action · shared purpose · bonding
disaster relief
Assistance following catastrophic events
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- evacuationRemoval from danger
bucket brigade · debris · rubble · survivors · volunteers · search · emergency · lifeline · passing · relay
linked
Fastened to another
- interlockedJoined by overlapping parts
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- armsUpper body limbs
line · formation · continuous · unbroken · stretched · spanning · length · distance · participants · standing
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- marchRhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
picketing · sit-in · boycott · blockade · barricade · chanting · placards · banners · activism · resistance
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, sit-in
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
- World Recordstallest person, oldest person, longest hair, longest beard, longest tongue
- Student Protestssit-in, walkout, demonstration, campus activism, student movement
- Protest Symbolsraised fist, clenched fist, solidarity fist, fist, peace symbol
- chainscuban link, links, link, multi-strand, keychain
human chainfence
Boundary structure between properties
wall · barricade · metal fence · chain-link fence · concrete wall
human chainconveyor belt
Endless loop transporter
automated system · bucket loader · crane · forklift · assembly line
chain, human, humane, humanity, inhuman, humankind, inhumane, anthropoid, anthropological