dragline

[ drag-lahyn ]

/ ˈdrægˌlaɪn /

noun

a rope dragging from something; dragrope.

dragline crane.

Nearby words

draggle-tailed, draggletailed, draggy, draghound, draglift, dragline, dragline crane, dragnet, drago, dragoman, dragon

Origin of dragline

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 (def. 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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