dragline
Americannoun
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another word for dragrope
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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
Etymology
Origin of dragline
Example Sentences
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Spider dragline silk is known for its extraordinary performance.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
“The West Coast markets are what created this,” Anne Hedges says, as we watch a dragline move dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
This study focused on the proteins found in dragline silk, which serves as a sort of bungee cord for spiders dangling from their webs or ceilings.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
Wood also suspects that pelican spiders can follow the dragline of silk all spiders leave behind when they walk.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 11, 2018
First she described the claybeds, making sure she got in everything she could remember, the wide ocher-colored washing pits, the dragline, the kilns like great brick beehives.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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