Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A method of transmitting power from the motor of a motorcar or motor-cycle to the driving-axle or driving-wheels by means of chains the links of which engage the teeth of sprocket-wheels: distinguished from
belt-drive or shaft-drive.
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Examples
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The 700XX offers a double-wishbone independent rear suspension and a very unique centered chain-drive system mated with its fuel-injected 686cc engine.
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Take a masterlink and a link or two for chain-drive bikes.
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Open-water faryasters consider themselves superior to chain-drive faryastes because of the much higher risk they face from leviathans, even with the current condition of leviathan truce.
PYA: GLOSSARY FROM SKENISH TO ENGLISH Maggie Jochild 2004
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Open-water faryasters consider themselves superior to chain-drive faryastes because of the much higher risk they face from leviathans, even with the current condition of leviathan truce.
Archive 2004-08-08 Maggie Jochild 2004
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The chain-drive held the door as firmly closed as any lock, but a child or a scrawny and agile adult might possibly have squeezed under it, or succeeded in reaching up and disengaging the closing mechanism.
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The chain-drive held the door as firmly closed as any lock, but a child or a scrawny and agile adult might possibly have squeezed under it, or succeeded in reaching up and disengaging the closing mechanism.
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Each set supplies power by chain-drive to an intermediary shaft from which two pumps (e.g. totally 4 pumps) are driven with vee-belts.
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The chain-drive of the bicycle turned with increasing speed.
Chapter 8 1983
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This reel was situated on the starboard side of the main deck, the wire being wound on to it by means of a chain-drive from the forward cargo-winch.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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* Airport construction Easy to Operate * Positive-traction, chain-drive rear axle prevents slippage and improves cutting speeds * All controls are console-mounted for easy access *
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