dragline
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dragline
- /ˈdɹæɡlaɪn/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From drag + line.
noun draglines
- A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket. Drainboard had been terrified by a narrow escape from the jumping spider's dragline. He had twisted it twice around her cerci and told her, "Your new name is Supper, for that's what you will be in a few hours. My supper."
- Ellipsis of dragline excavator Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers.
- A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.
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noun ellipsis of dragline excavator — see also dragline excavator
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Talk about this word "dragline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dragline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dragline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dragline "dragline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dragline.
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@misc{dragline_2026,
title = {dragline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dragline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
