The meaning of Chain
Chain – definition
nounA series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads.
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He slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain acrossnounA sequence of items of the same type forming a line.
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He kept the chain of buckets supplied with waternounA jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods.
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There was also in evidence picket poles, rods, chains and all the instrumental paraphernalia of fie…nounA structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds.
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She was accidentally rammed by hms warrior in thick weather in the winter of 1867, losing boats, ch…
nounA length of metal rings that are connected together and used for fastening or supporting, and in machinery
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She looped the chain around her bike and locked it to the fence., mary wore a silver chain around h…
nounA group of similar businesses, such as restaurants or hotels, which are all owned and controlled by the same organization
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Hotel/supermarket/fast-food chain the well-known fast-food chain has expanded to over 20,000 restau…
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French chaine, chaeine, from Latin catena ‘a chain’.
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