ALL meanings of gunters-chain
Gunter's chain
G g - noun gunters-chain a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms. 1
- noun gunters-chain Often, chains. something that binds or restrains; bond: the chain of timidity; the chains of loyalty. 1
- noun gunters-chain chains. shackles or fetters: to place a prisoner in chains. bondage; servitude: to live one's life in chains. Nautical. (in a sailing vessel) the area outboard at the foot of the shrouds of a mast: the customary position of the leadsman in taking soundings. tire chain. 1
- noun gunters-chain a series of things connected or following in succession: a chain of events. 1
- noun gunters-chain a range of mountains. 1
- noun gunters-chain a number of similar establishments, as banks, theaters, or hotels, under one ownership or management. 1
- noun gunters-chain Chemistry. two or more atoms of the same element, usually carbon, attached as in a chain. Compare ring1 (def 17). 1
- noun gunters-chain Surveying, Civil Engineering. a distance-measuring device consisting of a chain of 100 links of equal length, having a total length either of 66 feet (20 meters) (Gunter's chain or surveyor's chain) or of 100 feet (30 meters) (engineer's chain) a unit of length equal to either of these. a graduated steel tape used for distance measurements. Abbreviation: ch. 1
- noun gunters-chain Mathematics. totally ordered set. 1
- noun gunters-chain Football. a chain 10 yards (9 meters) in length for determining whether a first down has been earned. 1
- verb with object gunters-chain to fasten or secure with a chain: to chain a dog to a post. 1
- verb with object gunters-chain to confine or restrain: His work chained him to his desk. 1
- verb with object gunters-chain Surveying. to measure (a distance on the ground) with a chain or tape. 1
- verb with object gunters-chain Computers. to link (related items, as records in a file or portions of a program) together, especially so that items can be run in sequence. 1
- verb with object gunters-chain to make (a chain stitch or series of chain stitches), as in crocheting. 1
- verb without object gunters-chain to form or make a chain. 1
- idioms gunters-chain drag the chain, Australian Slang. to lag behind or shirk one's fair share of work. 1
- idioms gunters-chain in the chains, Nautical. standing outboard on the channels or in some similar place to heave the lead to take soundings. 1