chain saw

noun

: a portable power saw that has teeth linked together to form an endless chain
chainsaw transitive verb

Examples of chain saw in a Sentence

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So why does all feel right in the world when a masked man is waving a chain saw in my face? Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 There are now nine films in the Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise, but not one of them can hold a candle—or a chain saw—to the original. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024 There also is a tiny chain saw replica on the hostess stand and a Leatherface mask on a shelf above it. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024 The scariest of the murderous bunch is Leatherface, who sports masks made of human flesh, babbles unintelligibly and often wields that titular chain saw. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chain saw 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chain saw was in 1920

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“Chain saw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20saw. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

chain saw

noun
: a portable power saw that has teeth linked together to form a continuous chain

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