heavy chain
Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words
A chain made of thick, weighty material.
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Examples (10)
- The old gate was secured with a heavy chain and a rusty padlock.
- It took two sailors to lift the heavy chain of the ship's anchor.
- A heavy chain dangled from the crane, ready to hoist the cargo.
- The ghost was said to be dragging a heavy chain through the castle halls.
- The drawbridge was held up by two heavy chains on either side.
- He wrapped a heavy chain around the fallen tree to pull it with his truck.
- They put up a heavy chain across the driveway to block access.
- We heard the clanking of a heavy chain against the metal floor.
- The prisoner's ankles were bound by a heavy iron chain.
- Is that heavy chain strong enough to hold the swing?