chainsaw

• chain saw

From chain +‎ saw due to the chain cutting mechanism.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔː/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔ/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɑ/

chainsaw (plural chainsaws)

1. (forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

   He used a chainsaw to cut through the fallen tree on the roadway.

chainsaw (third-person singular simple present chainsaws, present participle chainsawing, simple past chainsawed, past participle chainsawed or chainsawn)

1. (transitive, forestry, DIY) To cut with a chainsaw.
   • 2009 September 9, Mike Funston, “Mississauga pulls green thorn from its paw”, in Toronto Star‎:

     She and Barber once stopped a developer from chainsawing mature trees on Mississauga Rd. by standing in front of them.