dragline
11dragline — noun Date: 1874 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… …
12dragline — noun Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting in the process of mining …
13dragline — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dragrope, towline, cable, rope; see chain 1 , drag 1 , wire 1 …
14dragline — n. excavator; rope or cable used to pull things; type of dredging machine …
15dragline — noun 1》 a large excavator with a bucket pulled in by a wire cable. 2》 a line of silk produced by a spider and acting as a safety line …
16dragline — drag•line [[t]ˈdrægˌlaɪn[/t]] n. 1) a dragrope 2) civ an excavating crane with a bucket dragged toward the machine by a cable • Etymology: 1915–20, amer …
17dragline — /ˈdræglaɪn/ (say dragluyn) noun 1. → dragrope. 2. a type of excavating equipment which casts a rope hung bucket a considerable distance, collects the material by pulling the bucket towards itself on the ground by a second rope, elevates the… …
18dragline — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a line used in or for dragging 2. : an excavating machine in which the bucket is attached only by cables and is drawn toward the machine during the filling operation compare backhoe 3. : a glacial stria formed on the lee side …
19Sundew (dragline) — Sundew was a large electrically powered dragline excavator used in mining operations in Rutland and Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom.Built by Ransomes Rapier and named after the 1957 Grand National winner, it began work in a Rutland iron… …
20gline — dragline …
