chainsaw

• chain saw

From chain +‎ saw due to the chain cutting mechanism.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪn.ˌsɔː/

chainsaw (plural chainsaws)

1. A saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

   He used a chainsaw to cut through the fallen tree on the roadway.

   The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

chainsaw (third-person singular simple present chainsaws, present participle chainsawing, simple past chainsawed, past participle chainsawed or chainsawn)

1. To cut with a chainsaw.
   • 2009 September 9, Mike Funston, “Mississauga pulls green thorn from its paw”, in Toronto Star‎:

     She and Barber once stopped a developer from chainsawing mature trees on Mississauga Rd. by standing in front of them.