chainwheel

[ cheyn-hweel, -weel ]

nounMachinery.

Origin of chainwheel

1
First recorded in 1835–45; chain + wheel

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British Dictionary definitions for chain wheel

chain wheel

noun
  1. engineering a toothed wheel that meshes with a roller chain to transmit motion

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