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
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Even the infamous moment when Frank dispatches Eddie (Harvey Guillén) with a chainsaw lands more like a gag than a shock.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
He was expected to face multiple charges, including first-degree assault for allegedly throwing the chainsaw and other items at deputies, along with possession of motor vehicle theft tools and attempting to elude, officials said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Under pressure, the oxygen acts like a chemical chainsaw, shredding long molecular chains into bite-sized pieces for bacteria.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Curry Barker is gassing up his chainsaw.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
And if the dry year continues, land managers will also ban chainsaws and charcoal grills or even close public lands altogether.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
While the film’s plot has been kept under wraps up until this point, a trailer unveiled today, exclusively for those at the studio’s CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas if full of living dead, chainsaws, plenty of blood, fingers hacked off.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Large sugar pines and ponderosa pines that died during droughts are also removed with chainsaws.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
He was expected to face multiple charges, including first-degree assault for allegedly throwing the chainsaw and other items at deputies, along with possession of motor vehicle theft tools and attempting to elude, officials said.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Under pressure, the oxygen acts like a chemical chainsaw, shredding long molecular chains into bite-sized pieces for bacteria.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
Curry Barker is gassing up his chainsaw.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
And if the dry year continues, land managers will also ban chainsaws and charcoal grills or even close public lands altogether.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
While the film’s plot has been kept under wraps up until this point, a trailer unveiled today, exclusively for those at the studio’s CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas if full of living dead, chainsaws, plenty of blood, fingers hacked off.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Large sugar pines and ponderosa pines that died during droughts are also removed with chainsaws.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
No chainsaws, power tools or saws.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Chainsaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chainsaw. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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