dragline
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3ADJ.
twisted
VERB + DRAGLINE
anchor, jumping
PREP.
with
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noun
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."
De Gier had rowed out to where the yacht was anchored, fished up the anchor with a dragline, ascertained that the anchor cable had been cut.
Ellipsis of dragline excavator.
Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers.
The drainage ditches were constructed with a dragline and were of sufficient width so that it was considered unnecessary to deepen or clear them during the course of the study.
A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.
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3Drainboard 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 f
WiktionaryDe Gier had rowed out to where the yacht was anchored, fished up the anchor with a dragline, ascertained that the anchor cable had been cut.
WiktionaryEverything about the Eagle [a hot-air balloon] spoke of professionalism. For extra power it had three sails, comprising 818 square feet of silk, which hung like aprons from its midriff. Its steering w
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