dragline
/ˈdræɡˌlaɪn/
noun
- A type of heavy digging machine used in mining and construction that uses a large bucket pulled by cables.
- A massive dragline was brought in to remove the overburden at the quarry.
- The dragline scooped tons of earth from the open-pit mine.
- Workers operated the dragline to dig a deep canal.
- A line or cable used to drag something, such as a fishing net or a dredging bucket.
- The dredge was attached to a strong dragline for underwater excavation.
- He checked the dragline before lowering the bucket into the water.
- The fishermen pulled the dragline to bring in the net full of fish.
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