Phrase guide

human pyramid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A tower made of people standing or kneeling on top of each other.

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noun

Meaning 2

A formation of triangular shape with one or a small number of performers supporting a large number of other performers.

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人體金字塔 /人体金字塔 — tower made of people
  • Finnish: ihmispyramidi — tower made of people
  • French: pyramide humaine — tower made of people
  • Italian: piramide umana — tower made of people
  • Japanese: 人間ピラミッド (ningen piramiddo) — tower made of people
  • Korean: 인간 피라미드 (in'gan piramideu) — tower made of people
  • Mongolian: хүн пирамид (xün piramid) — tower made of people
  • Swedish: mänsklig pyramid — tower made of people