food chain

noun

1

: an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source

2

: a hierarchy based on power or importance

at the top of the corporate food chain

Examples of food chain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After enhancing the Frosty with Oreos and Pop-Tarts, the fast food chain has just taken two more all-time favorites and combined them together to create a sandwich that may have folks lining up to snag one at the drive-through window. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 May 2025

Bats are vital parts of many food chains, eating insects and pollinating plants. —Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025

Hartung previously worked with Musk’s brother and Tesla board member Kimbal Musk, who was a board member at the Mexican food chain. —Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 May 2025

Checkers & Rally’s: The fast food chain is offering a $4 special on Memorial Day, the deal includes a choice of a Cheese Double or Spicy Chicken Sandwich, a side of Famous Seasoned Fries, a 12 oz. drink and a Cinnamon Apple Pie. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for food chain

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

food chain

noun

: a series of organisms in which each uses the next usually lower member of the series as a food source