"chainfall" meaning in English

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          "text": "I pinched a cowlift over Jewel's hipbones. Then we took a chainfall and hooked it to an overhead beam and then to the cowlift.",
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        "A chain laid across a beam or similar, used as part of a hoist for lifting objects."
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          "text": "Get that chainfall over here. We're gonna flip this damn thing over. We'll be here all week if we don't get better access for this grinding op.",
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        "A hoist of the type that provides a hanging chain: a chainfall hoist."
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        "(metonymically) A hoist of the type that provides a hanging chain: a chainfall hoist."
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