dragline

Meaning

1. A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.
2. Short for dragline excavator.
3. A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.

Synonyms

lasher

towline

grab rope

dragline scraper

Translations

حفّار مزوّد بكبل السحب

dragalina

équipement à benne traînante

dragline

dragline

línea de arrastre

Hyphenated as

drag‧line

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹæɡlaɪn/

Etymology

From drag + line.