food chain

noun

1

: an arrangement of the organisms of an ecological community according to the order of predation in which each uses the next usually lower member as a food source

2

: a hierarchy based on power or importance

at the top of the corporate food chain

Examples of food chain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Thursday, March 20, the fast food chain revealed its upcoming bundles, A Minecraft Movie Meal and A Minecraft Movie Happy Meal, are coming to restaurants nationwide on Tuesday, April 1. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025

This explains why fast food chains offering value meal bundles are thriving while mid-tier casual dining spots struggle. —Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Eventually, the larger plastics are broken down and find their way into our food chain in the form of microplastics. —Steve Padilla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

According to the fast food chain, Frosty Swirls are created with a choice of Classic Chocolate or Vanilla Frosty swirled with a choice of delicious sauce. —Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for food chain

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

food chain

noun

: a series of organisms in which each uses the next usually lower member of the series as a food source