Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
To measure with the chain.
A unit of measure equal to 66 feet (20 meters).
A linear unit of land measurement used in surveying: 66 feet in length. Each chain consists of 100 links.
Unit of length usually understood to be Gunter's chain, but possibly variant by locale. See also Rathbone's chain. The name comes from the heavy metal chain of 100 links that was used by surveyors to measure property bounds.
A unit of measure used by foresters and surveyors. 1 chain = 66 ft.; 10 sq. chains = 1 acre.
Unit of lineal measure equal to 66 feet.
A unit of measurement used by the surveyors. Chains measured 66 feet long, with 80 chains equaling one mile. Each chain was composed of 100 links of 7.92 inches each.
a measuring tape, often nylon, 50 m or 75 m in length, used to measure distances. This term is derived from an old unit of measurement: (80 Ch=1 mile).
Unit of length usually understood to be Gunter's chain, but possibly variant by locale. Chains equal to 2 poles (one half the standard length) are found in Virginia. The name comes from the heavy metal chain of 100 links that was used by surveyors to measure property bounds.
Metal links that are locked together to make a strong and flexible line. Chains are typically used for anchors and other places where high loads may be exerted on the line, particularly in large vessels.
A series of links pivotally joined together to form a medium for conveying or transmitting motion or power.
Imperial unit of linear measure: 1/10 of a furlong, 22 yard s. (The length of a cricket pitch.)
A unit of linear measure equal to 66 feet.
A unit of measurement used by surveyors and other contracting professionals.One chain is equivalent to 66 feet linear.The term "chain" is also often used to describe the steel tape that is used in measurement, regardless of the tape's length.
A general term for materials used to connect harnesses to the wicks. More common types of chains are: stainless steel ball-chain, welded link chain, wire, and kevlar rope.
A mock metallic link chain. END USE: Can be used as a belt or as an accent trim. View Image
The traditional unit of hedge measurement, 22 yards (20m).
A 360 degree turn, feet together in first position, changing weight
Nearly all chain is a series of connected loops of metal wire. Chain links are generally assembled, joined, and then made flexible. Most chain, today, is produced by computer-controlled machines, which can be programmed to produce a wide variety of deigns.
A chain is a group of clusters on a storage disk, linked together to contain a single file.
A term of land measurement being 66 feet in length.
a series of links held together with pins.
A term of land measurement that is 66 feet in length.
A traditional unit of measurement, 22 yards (20m).
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
a fast moving length of metal links
a good analogy as each universe acts as a closed link to keep one going around in circles, while linked to the next highest link
a long, unbranched polymer composed of a double helix with the complementary strands linked by hydrogen bonds
a relationship in which ideals are linked by the subset relation
a rule used to easily determine the outcome after a series of magic or trap cards are played by both duelists
a rule used to easily determine the outcome of a complex battle resulting from a series Magic or Trap cards played by both players
a sequence of single points of failure, whereas a mesh is a highly redundant set of links
a series in which each card is linked to both of its neighbors by either a matching number or a matching color/symbol
a series of property transactions
a series of rings, links , beads or discs, usually of metal , connected with or fitted to each other
a series of rings, links, or discs, usually made of metal that are connected to or fitted with each other
a set of Packets of the same type of data linked together based on on-board time from the oldest to the most recent Packet
a unit of measurement sixty-six feet long
a useful device only because of the pieces that comprise its length
Series of metal links that grips onto sprockets to move a bike when a person pedals.
Figs 5, 72, 73, 75-77 A colony formed of a number of cells held together by fusion of sibling setae. chains can be of a variety of lengths; a short chain is arbitrarily designated as one less than ten cells, a longer one of more than fifty cells, and a medium one falling in between these two values. Chains may be straight (Fig. 73); twisted, or showing torsion about the chain axis (Fig. 72); helically coiled (Fig. 76); or, in very rare instances laterally bent.
a series of islands, arranged in a chain-like line.
A instrument used by surveyors to measure horizontal distances. A surveyor's chain is the equivalent to 66 feet and is made up of 100 links. There are 80 chains to a mile.
Sometimes a number of sellers and buyers are ‘linked’ so that their respective sale and purchases are all dependent on each other.
a traditional unit of measurement equaling twenty-two yards.
The thing made up of many links used to transfer energy from the cranks to the rear wheel.
In real estate measurements (surveying), a chain is 66 feet long or 100 links, each link being 7.92 inches. The measurement may change when used in fields other than surveying.
Unit of length equal to 66 feet, used especially in the U.S. public land surveys. The original measuring instrument (Gunter's chain) was literally a chain consisting of 100 iron links, each 7.92 inches long. Steel-ribbon tapes began to supersede chains around 1900, but surveying tapes are often still called "chains" and measuring with a tape is often called "chaining." The chain is a convenient unit in cadastral surveys because 10 square chains equal 1 acre.
rope or wire of connected metal links.
a unit of length used in surveying, equivalent to 22 yards.
A measuring tape, often nylon, 50 meters or 75 meters in length, used to measure distances. This term is derived from an old unit of measurement (80 Chains = 1 mile).
used by surveyors for measuring distance; may be 66' (4 poles or 100 links) or 33' (2 poles or 50 links). Chains are used in present-day football games to measure ten-yard lengths.
A fire behavior term used to figure fire perimeter size and rate of spread. One chain equals 66 feet.
A particular type of Lower Off consisting of two Bolts connected by two lengths of equalised chain.
A unit of linear measurement equal to 66 feet.
A length of light metal chain used to locate the facing position of the goal.
a unit of length, a surveyor's chain equals 66 feet or 1/80-mile
A connected series of metal links.
A diagonal pawn formations, identified by the number of their links (pawns).
A chain is the term normally used to describe a series of independent house moves.
A series of turns, executed in a line or in a circle, in which the feet remain close to the floor and the weight is transferred rapidly and.d almost imperceptibly from one foot to the other as the body revolves.
A measure of length equal to 22 yards. or 20.1 metres.
A surveyor's unit of measurement equal to four rods or 66 feet, consisting of 100 links of 7.92 inches each; ten square chains of land are equal to one acre.
A series of connected loops, links, rings, or beads used to create bracelets or necklaces.
(noun) jobian the series of universes which expand from the big bang and recede in the big crunch, then repeat the cycle.
A surveyor's unit of linear measure: 66 feet. Also, any length steel tape used to measure distance.
A number of linked property sales where exchange of contracts must take place simultaneously.
An old unit of measurement of land, measuring 66 feet in length. A chain equals 100 links, each 0.66 feet in length.
In general, a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying; a unit equal to 66 feet
ten-yard length of chain used to measure the distance required for a first down.
The people whose house sales and purchases are linked.
A unit of measurement used by surveyors. A chain consists of 100 links equal to 66 feet.
With regard to a government survey of land; it is a unit of measure which consists of 100 links and is equivalent to 66 feet.
Unit of measure in land survey equal to 66 feet; 80 chains equal 1 mile.
connected metal rings or links used for holding anchor, fastening timber cargoes, etc.
A series of merchant locations which are managed/owned by the same entity.
A flexible series of joined interlocking links, usually metal, used to pull or confine or to transmit power.
A series of related transactions, all reliant upon each other. Any chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A chain is a unit of length. A chain measures generally between 60 and 100 feet. If not otherwise qualified, the chain as a unit normally refers to the English unit chain, also called a Gunter's chain.
A chain is a series of connected links, usually made of metal.