dragline

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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. isim Ellipsis of dragline excavator.

   “Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers.”

3. isim A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.