chainless

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adjective

Without a chain.

“A chainless bicycle transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.”

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Meanings

adjectivechainless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a chain.

    A chainless bicycle transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.

    1 more example

    First dentistry was painless; Then bicycles were chainless And carriages were horseless And many laws, enforceless.

    1936, Arthur Guiterman, First Dentistry was Painless

Origin

From chain + -less.

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APA

chainless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainless

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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