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Meaning of "chain saw" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHAIN SAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHAIN SAW

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Chain saw is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHAIN SAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chain saw

Chainsaw

A chainsaw is a portable, mechanical saw powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a gasoline two-stroke engine. It is used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pruning, by tree surgeons to fell trees and remove branches and foliage, to fell snags and assist in cutting firebreaks in wildland fire suppression, and to harvest firewood. Chainsaws with specially designed bar and chain combinations have been developed as tools for use in chainsaw art and chainsaw mills. Specialist chainsaws are used for cutting concrete. Chainsaws are also used for cutting ice, for example for ice sculpture and in Finland for winter swimming. Someone who uses a saw is a sawyer.

Definition of chain saw in the English dictionary

The definition of chain saw in the dictionary is a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHAIN SAW

chain drive
chain gang
chain grate
chain letter
chain lightning
chain mail
chain of command
chain printer
chain reaction
chain rule
chain shot
chain smoker
chain stitch
chain store
chain wheel
chain-link fence
chain-react
chain-smoke
chain-stitch
chainbrake

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHAIN SAW

back saw
band saw
buzz saw
circular saw
compass saw
coping saw
crosscut saw
crown saw
dovetail saw
flooring saw
frame saw
fret saw
gang saw
keyhole saw
panel saw
scroll saw
skip-tooth saw
span saw
stone saw
tenon saw

Synonyms and antonyms of chain saw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chain saw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHAIN SAW

Find out the translation of chain saw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chain saw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chain saw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

链锯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motosierra
570 millions of speakers

English

chain saw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेन देखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شهدت سلسلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цепная пила
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrente da serra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেইন দেখেছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tronçonneuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rantaian rantai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kettensäge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェーンソー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체인 톱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chain saw
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cưa xích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சங்கிலி பார்த்தேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साखळीने पाहिले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektrikli testere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piła łańcuchowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ланцюгова пила
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ferăstrău cu lanț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλυσοπρίονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ketting saag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motorsåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motorsag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chain saw

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAIN SAW»

The term «chain saw» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHAIN SAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chain saw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHAIN SAW»

Discover the use of chain saw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chain saw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chain Saw Confidential: How We Made America's Most Notorious ...
Public opinion of Chain Saw had evolved. It was showing up at film festivals, even winning now and then. People liked The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Even critics liked it and were saying good things. (Or some of them—plenty still hate the ...
Gunnar Hansen, 2013
2
Chain Saw Flat Rate
Clymer Manuals Pro Series Chain Saw Flat Rate Pricing Guide.
Penton, 2000
3
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion
Now, in this long-awaited companion to Tobe Hooper's groundbreaking film, Stefan Jaworzyn gives us the inside story of one of the most successful, controversial and influential horror films ever made, as well as in-depth coverage of the ...
Stefan Jaworzyn, 2004
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Popular Science
That's exactly what we at Homelite had to ask ourselves when we set out to design your first chain saw. SHOULD YOUR FIRST CHAIN SAW HANDLE LITTLE JOBS? OR BIG JOBS? Chances are you're going to use your chain saw for little ...
5
Fine Woodworking on Wood and how to Dry it: 41 Articles
Slicing through a log and taking that first peek inside is a great thrill and a wonderful source of inspiration. The answer that I found is the portable chain-saw mill. It is the only solution that the individual craftsman can afford. In a few days of hard ...
Fine Woodworking, Madeleine Kahn, 1986
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(vii) Racks, boxes, holsters or other means shall be provided, arranged and used for the transportation of tools so that a hazard is not created for any vehicle operator or passenger. (2) Chain saws, (i) Each chain saw placed into initial service ...
7
Rock Characterisation, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods
In this study, Shore hardness, Schmidt hammer and uniaxial compressive strength values are used to predict the field performance of chain saw machines. Natural stone quarries are visited in Turkey in order to measure the field performance ...
Xia-Ting Feng, John A. Hudson, Fei Tan, 2013
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Field & Stream
Now that you're considering buying your first chain saw, you could be in for a lot of hard work. There are literally hundreds of chain saws to choose from. At all kinds of prices. In all kinds of sizes. With all kinds of features. And if you've never  ...
9
Power Transmission and Motion Control: PTMC 2004
application. T VIRVALO Institute of Hydraulic and Automation, Tampere University of Technology, Finland J INBERG Ponsse Oyj, Finland ABSTRACT This study deals only with a hydraulically driven chain saw, which is the common cutting tool ...
C. R. Burrows, K. A. Edge, D. N. Johnson, 2004
10
Popular Mechanics
IF. YOU'VE. NEVER. OWNED. A. CHAIN. SAW,. YOU. NEED. ALL. THE. HELP. YOU. CAN. GET. and firewood. So to make both jobs less like jobs, we designed your first chain saw with a separate trigger for each of them. For the little jobs, the  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHAIN SAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chain saw is used in the context of the following news items.
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Whidbey Island's Steve Backus comes from a long line of chain saw
That's what chain saw artist Steve Backus says people wonder when driving by his gated 4-acre compound along a woodsy road in Clinton. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
2
The Sheffield sisters hosting a weekend of pure horror
TERROR TREAT: Texas Chain Saw Massacre star Gunnar Hansen will ... better known as Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
3
2 sought in Boone Co. garage break-in
The female then loaded a chain saw, three fuel cans, a grass trimmer, a cordless drill, a leaf blower, a portable air compressor, several saws ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
4
What to Take Along to Get a Jump on Forest Fires
Sometimes, they use a chain saw. The heavy tools get packed into a crate, along with enough food for two men for two days. The boxes get ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Landowners eager to cut foliage by reservoirs
“Well, I've got a chain saw, and I'd like to clean a lot of it out of there,” he said. Experts in water quality cringe when they hear such talk. The strip ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
Kings County From the Cruiser July 7
A cottage at Chipman Brook was broken into and a chain saw taken. An assault involving youth was reported from Greenwood. A call came in ... «Nova News Now, Jul 15»
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July 6, 2015 blotter: Passed out man, charging german shepherds …
A caller reportedly heard someone using a chain saw near Buena View Drive near Cle Elum. Several calls were made about dogs left in ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
8
Stop logs coming out from Port Dover's Misner Dam
The work crew had a chain saw on site. The logs had raised the water level of Silver Lake behind the dam to levels not seen in years. No one ... «Port Dover Maple Leaf, Jul 15»
9
Retired auto worker finds new career as sculptor
Burns soon got up to speed, however, and started picking up tips from other chain saw artists. "People started pulling into the drive, wanting to ... «Sandusky Register, Jul 15»
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Middletown hosting forest management educational series
The City of Middletown is offering two workshops on forest management beginning Saturday. Topics to be covered include chain saw safety, ... «Middletown Press, Jul 15»

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