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chain saw
1noun
- a power saw, usually portable, having teeth set on an endless chain.
chain-saw
2[ cheyn-saw ]
verb (used with object)
- to cut or cut down (lumber, a tree, etc.) with a chain saw.
verb (used without object)
- to use a chain saw.
chain saw
noun
- a motor-driven saw, usually portable, in which the cutting teeth form links in a continuous chain
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chain saw1
Origin of chain saw2
Example Sentences
A suspect was arrested after surveillance video and community tips led police to a man they say used a chain saw to cut down at least 13 trees in and around downtown Los Angeles.
Trees lining the main thoroughfare appeared to have been systematically cut down by Israelis with chain saws.
A reporter investigating clandestine timber-harvesting in a Mexican forest encounters a masked logger brandishing a chain saw.
They may also carry a 25-pound hose pack, as well as hand tools like chain saws or nozzles.
Johnson, 21, watched Tuesday as workers used chain saws to cut into the wreckage of the trailer he called home with his grandparents and girlfriend.
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