Dragline
//ˈdɹæɡlaɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.""
- 2 Ellipsis of dragline excavator. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers."
- 3 A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.
Example
More examples"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.""
Etymology
From drag + line.
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