dragline

[ drag-lahyn ]

noun
  1. a rope dragging from something; dragrope.

Origin of dragline

1
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; drag + line1

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British Dictionary definitions for dragline

dragline

/ (ˈdræɡˌlaɪn) /


noun
  1. another word for dragrope (def. 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

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