chaîné

[ she-ney ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural chaî·nés [she-, neyz, she-, ney].

1. a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chaîné¹

1945–50; < French, noun use of past participle of chaîner to chain

Example Sentences

French television channel La Chaine Info, of private broadcaster TF1, was suspended for three months in June for airing a report on the insurgency that "lacked objectivity".

From Reuters

In 2019, he represented Canada at the prestigious Chaine des Rotisseurs Jeune Sommelier Competition in Seoul, South Korea, before becoming part owner of the neighborhood restaurant Taverne Bernhardts in Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2019, he represented Canada at the prestigious Chaine des Rotisseurs Jeune Sommelier Competition in Seoul, South Korea, before becoming a part-owner of the neighborhood restaurant Taverne Bernhardts in Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times

In the ballet, the two women echo each other closely, performing in sync or in canon as one trails behind the other in light runs and jumps, tightly knitted chaîné turns — in which alternating feet spin across the floor like a chain — and tiny steps that send them floating across the stage.

From New York Times

"This new heatwave is likely to set in," La Chaine Meteo, similar to the U.S. cable service The Weather Channel, said.

From Reuters