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dragline

drag·line [ drág ln ] (plural drag·lines)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. line used for dragging: a line that is used for dragging, e.g. when hauling a load or dragging a river or pond

2. excavator: an excavating machine with a digging bucket attached by cables to a long jib and operated by being dragged back toward the machine by another cable

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