Chains
Chains noun - Metal shackles; for hands or legs.
Units
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Brand X: Sometimes logos on the storage boxes seen within the units are blurred (though usually still recognizable as well-known hardware or office-supply chains), sometimes they aren't.
Source: Series / Storage Wars - From the same story, the Bolos in particular are units DBC and DBQ, nicknamed 'Chains' and 'Quarter' respectively.
Source: Badass Creed / Literature -
This leads to an interesting game mechanic of assigning units commanders to create chains of command: you can minimize chronoenergy expenditure by just giving orders to commanders and letting them communicate your orders to their underlings.
Source: Easy Communication
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