"chainlink" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chainlinks [plural]
Etymology: From chain + link. Etymology templates: {{com|en|chain|link}} chain + link Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chainlink (countable and uncountable, plural chainlinks)

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chain + link.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chainlinks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "~"
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Walls and fences",
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            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
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        "Wires woven in a zig-zag pattern to form a mesh."
      ],
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        [
          "Wires",
          "wire#English"
        ],
        [
          "zig-zag",
          "zig-zag#English"
        ],
        [
          "mesh",
          "mesh#English"
        ]
      ],
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        }
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      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of fencing",
          "word": "panssariverkkoaita"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of fencing",
          "word": "verkkoaita"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "type of fencing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Maschendraht"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "type of fencing",
          "word": "drótkerítés"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "type of fencing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eslabón de la cadena"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "chainlink"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chainlink"
}
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
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    {
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "type of fencing",
      "word": "panssariverkkoaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of fencing",
      "word": "verkkoaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of fencing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschendraht"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of fencing",
      "word": "drótkerítés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of fencing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eslabón de la cadena"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chainlink"
}

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