Chain-plate
any of the metal plates secured to the hull of a sailing vessel or elsewhere to hold shrouds and backstays at their lower ends.
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a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
- Chain printer
noun a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- Chain-react
to undergo or produce a chain reaction: Riots chain-reacted from one area to another in the city. verb (intransitive) to undergo a chain reaction
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reactor (def 4).
- Chain-reactor
reactor (def 4).