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dragline
[
drag
-lahyn]
/ˈdrægˌlaɪn/
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noun
1.
a rope
dragging
from something; dragrope.
2.
dragline crane
.
Origin of
dragline
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1915-1920
An Americanism dating back to
1915-20;
drag
+
line
1
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British Dictionary definitions for
dragline
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dragline
/
ˈdræɡˌlaɪn
/
noun
1.
another word for
dragrope
(sense 2)
2.
Also called
dragline crane,
dragline excavator.
a power shovel that operates by being dragged by cables at the end of an arm or jib: used for quarrying, opencast mining, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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dragline
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