dragline

[drag-lahyn] /ˈdrægˌlaɪn/

Word Origin

noun

a rope dragging from something; dragrope.

dragline crane.

Origin of dragline

1915-1920

An Americanism dating back to 1915-20; drag + line¹

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British Dictionary definitions for dragline

dragline

/ˈdræɡˌlaɪn/

noun

another word for dragrope (sense 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

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