Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain stay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: chain s-tay
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.

Inflected Forms

chain stays (plural) chainstay (alternative)

Questions

What does chain stay mean?: One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.

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