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chain drive

noun

  1. a driving mechanism transmitting power by means of an endless chain.


chain drive

noun

  1. engineering a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • chain-driv·en [cheyn, -driv-, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chain drive1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

Someone with a large garage door may need the strength and durability of a chain drive.

Some of the light-weight models are using belt drive, but chain drive is generally conceded to be superior.

There has been considerable difference of opinion as regards the comparative efficiency of chain drive and belt drive.

The chain drive should be retained, but one of the cranks removed and a handle substituted for the remaining pedal.

The chain drive offered a very simple and inexpensive method of providing for a completely flexible range of speed ratios.

The very substantial advantages of the chain drive were not, however, obtained at no cost.

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