Brequet chain
() A watch-guard. |
Chain
(n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. |
Chain
(n.) That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain |
Chain
(n.) A series of things linked together |
Chain
(n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. |
Chain
(n.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds |
Chain
(n.) The warp threads of a web. |
Chain
(v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain |
Chain
(v. t.) To keep in slavery |
Chain
(v. t.) To unite closely and strongly. |
Chain
(v. t.) To measure with the chain. |
Chain
(v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor. |
Chain pump
() A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Chain stitch
() An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch
() A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Chain wheel
() A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel
() An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Command
(v. t.) To order with authority |
Command
(v. t.) To exercise direct authority over |
Command
(v. t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision |
Command
(v. t.) To have power or influence of the nature of authority over |
Command
(v. t.) To direct to come |
Command
(v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority |
Command
(v. i.) To have a view, as from a superior position. |
Command
(n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience |
Command
(n.) The possession or exercise of authority. |
Command
(n.) Authority |
Command
(n.) Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position |
Command
(n.) Control |
Command
(n.) A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. |
Gunter's chain
() The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale. |
Self-command
(n.) Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc. |
Sheet chain
() A chain sheet cable. |
Top-chain
(n.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away. |
| command guidance | a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile |
chain pickerel
chain pike
Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
| ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
| chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament |
| chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
| chain | anything that acts as a restraint |
| chain | a linked or connected series of objects, a chain of daisies |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
chain saw
chainsaw | portable power saw, teeth linked to form an endless chain |
| chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
| chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
| chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
| chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes, an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe |
| chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
| command module | a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth |
command post
general headquarters
GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
control key
command key | (computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters |
| daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
| flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
| paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
| pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
tire chain
snow chain | chain attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow |
| command | availability for use, the materials at the command of the potters grew |
| command | the power or authority to command, an admiral in command |
command
control mastery | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity, a good command of French |
| prompt command prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
command line interface
CLI | a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon |
| instruction command statement program line | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program |
| command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application |
| chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
command language
query language
search language | a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed |
command
bid bidding dictation | an authoritative direction or instruction to do something |
| system command | a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
| chain | (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership |
| apparel chain | a chain of clothing stores |
| discount chain | a chain of discount stores |
| restaurant chain | a chain of restaurants |
| retail chain | a chain of retail stores |
Criminal Investigation Command
CID | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world |
Allied Command Atlantic
ACLANT | a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States, is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council |
Allied Command Europe
ACE | a major strategic headquarters of NATO, safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey |
| command | a military unit or region under the control of a single officer |
Air Combat Command
ACC | a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force, operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft |
Air Force Space Command
AFSPC | a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations |