Dragline

Quick meaning: Dragline is a noun meaning A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.

Meaning

A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.

More Meanings

1. Ellipsis of dragline excavator.
2. A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.

Example Sentences

Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers.

De Gier had rowed out to where the yacht was anchored, fished up the anchor with a dragline, ascertained that the anchor cable had been cut.

The drainage ditches were constructed with a dragline and were of sufficient width so that it was considered unnecessary to deepen or clear them during the course of the study.

Drainboard had been terrified by a narrow escape from the jumping spider's dragline. He had twisted it twice around her cerci and told her, "Your new name is Supper, for that's what you will be in a few hours. My supper."

Word Forms

• draglines

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include excavator, dragrope, drag, dragger, dragboat, derrick.

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