chainfall

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noun

A chain laid across a beam or similar, used as part of a hoist for lifting objects.

“Get that chainfall over here. We're gonna flip this damn thing over. We'll be here all week if we don't get better access for this grinding op.”

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Meanings

nounchainfall (plural chainfalls)

plural chainfalls

  1. A chain laid across a beam or similar, used as part of a hoist for lifting objects.

    I pinched a cowlift over Jewel's hipbones. Then we took a chainfall and hooked it to an overhead beam and then to the cowlift.

    2006, Duff Brenna, The Book of Mamie, page 195
  2. metonymicallyA hoist of the type that provides a hanging chain: a chainfall hoist.

    Get that chainfall over here. We're gonna flip this damn thing over. We'll be here all week if we don't get better access for this grinding op.

Origin

From chain + fall.

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APA

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MLA

“chainfall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainfall. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chainfall,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainfall.

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