Meanings
nounchain guard (plural chain guards)
plural chain guards
- A compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
Synonyms: chain case, gear case
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
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Translations
Finnish ketjusuoja, ketjunsuoja
- ketjusuojacompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
- ketjunsuojacompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
German Kettenschutz
- Kettenschutzcompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
Irish garda slabhra
- garda slabhracompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
Spanish cárter
- cártercompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
Swedish kedjeskydd
- kedjeskyddcompartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle
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APA
chain guard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20guard
MLA
“chain guard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20guard. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain guard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20guard.
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