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dragline

Pronunciation: /ˈdraglʌɪn/

Definition of dragline

noun

  • 1a large excavator with a bucket pulled in by a wire cable.
  • 2a line of silk produced by a spider and acting as a safety line or (in newly hatched spiders) a parachute.

dragline in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dragline in the US English dictionary