Chain

A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet. The chain in wildland firefighting is used as the measure of the rate of spread in chains per hour.

It is also used a lot by the USDA Forest Service by hand crews to see how far they have dug line or how far they have to go.

"How much farther are we going?"

"About 4 chains." (264 ft.)

"The wildland fire is spreading at 40 chains an hour." (2640 ft. or 1/2 a mile in 1 hour)

by Alistair MacIlherron September 24, 2009

Chain Letter

A form of forward letters that are illegal in real life, so now a bunch of idiots have begun doing it in real life.

I hate those damn chain letters.

by Dude November 25, 2003

chainsaw

A person who frequently behaves and converses in a bizarre and disinhibited manner

'It was all fine. Then Dudley suddenly started chatting shit with this old guy, and then tried to fuck a tree. I swear he's an absolute chainsaw'

by T. Farmer November 13, 2007

ChairPillowPolo

A sporting event invented at UNL LeaderShape 2008. The rules are complicated, but easy to understand. All you need to play is a chair, a pillow, and four balloons. Scoring is based on the amount of fun, and points are taken off for trying too hard. Leaving the chair, tossing the pillow or popping the polo balloon are all considered trying too hard. One can use the pillow to wail on someone, but only in the "Safe Zone." The game is done when all the balloons are popped, or sufficient fun has been had.

Andy: Josh, you just tried too hard at ChairPillowPolo.

Josh: What the Eff? I was in the "Safe Zone."

by LeaderShape March 18, 2008

chaine

Someone that continually scrunches their face when focusing on hard (to them) and complex tasks.

He gave me the chaine face when he couldn't figure out the answer.

by captain scrunch! June 2, 2009

Chain Baby

Relating to the slave era of Africans being born as slaves who wore chains. It refers to a person of the negro race who is lazy, ignorant and lacks common sense.

"Look at that Chain Baby.... Alyways starting trouble."

by Shortstopswagg April 8, 2012

Going Chair

To display power in a fashion that patio chairs are destroyed into splinters. This can also refer to a person who has went chair before, and if provoked may "Go Chair" on a person instead of a chair.

You don't want him to go chair, you will not like what he does to you.

Nik was going chair, and he got splinters from the chair in his face.

by RobLynn May 31, 2006