drag chain

noun

: a chain that drags: such as

a

: a chain for coupling freight cars

b

: a metal conveyor belt for removing the clinker from a cement kiln

c

: a chain that is attached to the chassis of a motor vehicle (as a gasoline tank truck) and drags on the roadway to ground the chassis and prevent accumulation of static electricity

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