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What is a dragline?

What is a dragline? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.
  2. Short for dragline excavator.
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In other investigations, scientists are looking at the chemical synthesis and spinning methods of dragline silk from a spider.
A Caterpillar tractor and dragline were working the site along with a small number of engineering personnel.
Orb-weaving spiders use this kind of silk like Spider-Man, as a dragline on which to make ascents and descents.
Kevlar, the fiber found in bulletproof vests and bicycle helmets, has less energy-absorbing capability than does either dragline or capture silk.
Molecular elasticity is associated with a select number of polypeptides and proteins, such as titin, Lustrin A, silk fibroin, and spider silk dragline protein.
Surface clays are typically recovered by means of power shovels, bulldozers with scraper blades, and dragline operations.

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