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chainguard

chainguard noun: a component of a bicycle, designed to prevent the rider's clothing from being soiled or caught up in the chain rings.

Noun

chainguard (plural chainguards)

  1. A component of a bicycle, designed to prevent the rider's clothing from being soiled or caught up in the chain rings.

Forms of chainguard

pluralchainguards

Origin of chainguard

From chain + guard.

Questions about chainguard

What does chainguard mean?
Chainguard means a component of a bicycle, designed to prevent the rider's clothing from being soiled or caught up in the chain rings.
What part of speech is chainguard?
Chainguard is a noun.
What is the plural of chainguard?
The plural of chainguard is chainguards.

Words near chainguard in the dictionary

  1. chainfalls
  2. chainfern
  3. chainferns
  4. chainganger
  5. chaingangers
  6. chainguard
  7. chainguards
  8. chaingun
  9. chainguns
  10. chainies
  11. chainik

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