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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Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.
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JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Every step, every play, where the officials are, the chain gang, what’s happening on the sidelines, even what the locker room looks like.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
That means no more chain gang dramatics when refs are trying to determine whether a team did (or did not) gain enough yards for a first down.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
The old-school chain gang will remain a sideline staple for the time being, there for players and those in the stadium to still use as an ever-present measuring stick, and for the league in case of tech failure.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Every step, every play, where the officials are, the chain gang, what’s happening on the sidelines, even what the locker room looks like.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
That means no more chain gang dramatics when refs are trying to determine whether a team did (or did not) gain enough yards for a first down.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
The old-school chain gang will remain a sideline staple for the time being, there for players and those in the stadium to still use as an ever-present measuring stick, and for the league in case of tech failure.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Chain gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20gang. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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