chain gear
noun
a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
Origin of chain gear
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby chain gear
chain,
chain coral,
chain drive,
chain fern,
chain gang,
chain gear,
chain grate,
chain letter,
chain lightning,
chain locker,
chain mail
Example sentences from the Web for chain gear
We tried a belt first, said Lance; but the blamed thing slipped so that old Chet evolved the chain-gear idea.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage |Gertrude W. Morrison