Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chain_tongs

1 sense of chain tongs

Sense 1
chain tongs -- (a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe)
       => pipe wrench, tube wrench -- (adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe)