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

The fast food chain will open in the ground level of the mix-use Morado on Berry development at the northeast corner of University Drive and Berry Street. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

The Mexican food chain, which opened in San Diego in 1983, closed 11 Northern California stores, including the Natomas location. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The fast food chain has announced its foray into the moody music genre with a new album, titled Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Dinaro has worked on a number of transactions, including pet retailer Arcaplanet, food chain La Piadineria, and fashion brands and apparel firms like Golden Goose and K-Way. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

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