"chain guard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chain guards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chain guard (plural chain guards)
  1. A compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle Synonyms: chain case, gear case Translations (compartment that encloses the chain and sprocket assemblies of a bicycle): ketjusuoja (Finnish), ketjunsuoja (Finnish), Kettenschutz [masculine] (German), garda slabhra [masculine] (Irish), cárter [masculine] (Spanish), kedjeskydd [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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