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chain drive
noun
- a driving mechanism transmitting power by means of an endless chain.
chain drive
noun
- engineering a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
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Other Words From
- chain-driv·en [cheyn, -driv-, uh, n], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chain drive1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
Some of the light-weight models are using belt drive, but chain drive is generally conceded to be superior.
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There has been considerable difference of opinion as regards the comparative efficiency of chain drive and belt drive.
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The chain drive should be retained, but one of the cranks removed and a handle substituted for the remaining pedal.
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The chain drive offered a very simple and inexpensive method of providing for a completely flexible range of speed ratios.
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The very substantial advantages of the chain drive were not, however, obtained at no cost.
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