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chainfalls

chainfalls is the plural of chainfall.

Meaning of chainfall

Noun

chainfall (plural chainfalls)

  1. A chain laid across a beam or similar, used as part of a hoist for lifting objects.
    • I pinched a cowlift over Jewel's hipbones. Then we took a chainfall and hooked it to an overhead beam and then to the cowlift.2006, Duff Brenna, The Book of Mamie, page 195
  2. (metonymically) A hoist of the type that provides a hanging chain: a chainfall hoist.
    • Get that chainfall over here. We're gonna flip this damn thing over. We'll be here all week if we don't get better access for this grinding op.

Questions about chainfalls

What is chainfalls the plural of?
Chainfalls is the plural of chainfall.

Words near chainfalls in the dictionary

  1. chainest
  2. chaineth
  3. chainette
  4. chainettes
  5. chainfall
  6. chainfalls
  7. chainfern
  8. chainferns
  9. chainganger
  10. chaingangers
  11. chainguard

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