grand chain

British  

noun

1. a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners

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grand chain

These were not unimportant, for he reached the grand chain of the rock-girt Aleutian Islands, and others nearer the mainland of America.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper

And in the grand chain he lifted me off my feet.

From Mrs. Day's Daughters by Mary E. Mann

"And they say that the whole grand chain is fifteen hundred miles long," said Paul, "and that Lake Superior reaches a width of three hundred miles."

From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

Again Polyansky led the grand chain through all the rooms, again after dancing they played "fate."

From The Party by Constance Garnett

Command to anoint Ramses, give him a grand chain and ten talents, but do not appoint him yet to command the corps in Memphis.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Jeremiah Curtin