variants
or less commonly chain saw
plural chainsaws also chain saws
: a portable power tool used for cutting that has sharp teeth linked together to form a continuous chain
Examples of chainsaw in a Sentence
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The Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association, a nonprofit trade association for businesses leading outdoor adventures, asked the Forest Service to approve the use of chainsaws to clear nearly 550 miles of trails in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Central Idaho.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Contacted by deputies, the person at the campground said that the suspect had charged at him while holding a running chainsaw.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Deputies later spoke again with the campground resident who said the suspect charged him while holding a running chainsaw, sheriff’s officials said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The chainsaws were allegedly ordered on May 1.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that in the days after the alleged murder, D4vd ordered two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool from Amazon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The development of the chainsaw in the 1950s accelerated the process, and then most of the big trees were gone.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The District Attorney's Office also said Burke, under a fake name, purchased a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2026
Contacted by deputies, the person at the campground said that the suspect had charged at him while holding a running chainsaw.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Deputies later spoke again with the campground resident who said the suspect charged him while holding a running chainsaw, sheriff’s officials said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
The chainsaws were allegedly ordered on May 1.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say that in the days after the alleged murder, D4vd ordered two chainsaws, a body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags and a blue inflatable pool from Amazon.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
The development of the chainsaw in the 1950s accelerated the process, and then most of the big trees were gone.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The District Attorney's Office also said Burke, under a fake name, purchased a shovel, body bag, heavy-duty laundry bags, two chainsaws, a blue inflatable pool and a burn cage.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Chainsaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chainsaw. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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