dragline

drag·line | \ ˈdrag-ˌlīn

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Definition of dragline

1 : a line used in or for dragging

2 : an excavating machine in which the bucket is attached by cables and operates by being drawn toward the machine

3 : a strong stiff strand of silk produced by a spider especially to form the framework of its web and as a means of lowering itself from and returning to a height

Examples of dragline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the 1980s and ’90s many mining companies turned to mountaintop removal, a hyper-efficient mix of explosives, draglines and dozers that undoes hundreds of millions of years of geology in minutes. — Washington Post, "Kentucky was devastated for decades by mountaintop removal. Now scientists have figured out a way to undo the damage — one tree at a time.," 13 Feb. 2020 Traditional cranes with clamshell or dragline buckets could do many things also, but not nearly as efficiently as a modern trackhoe. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Highway 91 revisited reflects our history," 29 Sep. 2019 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018 Tom worked as a dragline operator many years before employment at Broward Schools in the Central Warehouse. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 3/23," 23 Mar. 2018

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“Dragline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragline. Accessed 23 Oct. 2020.

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