dragline

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object

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

   • 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."
   • 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.
2. 2

   Ellipsis of dragline excavator.

   • Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers.
   • 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.
   • In smaller lagoons (with radius less than about 30 feet), a backhoe is more efficient, while larger lagoons may require the use of a clamshell or a dragline for mixing.
3. 3

   A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.

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