wall of people; crowd of spectators; throng
Describes a dense, wall-like line or mass of people, often spectators or onlookers standing side by side.
A wall of people had formed along the road.
人垣をかき分けて前に進んだ。
I pushed my way through the crowd of people to get to the front.
Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') and 垣 (かき, 'fence, hedge'), literally 'human fence'. The reading ひとがき is a standard rendaku form.