Definitions for DRAGLINE
ˈdrægˌlaɪndragline

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1. draglinenoun

   Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting in the process of mining.

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1. dragline

   A dragline excavator is a piece of heavy equipment used in civil engineering and surface mining. Draglines fall into two broad categories: those that are based on standard, lifting cranes, and the heavy units which have to be built on-site. Most crawler cranes, with an added winch drum on the front, can act as a dragline. These units (like other cranes) are designed to be dismantled and transported over the road on flatbed trailers. Draglines used in civil engineering are almost always of this smaller, crane type. These are used for road, port construction, pond and canal dredging, and as pile driving rigs. These types are built by crane manufacturers such as Link-Belt and Hyster. The much larger type which is built on site is commonly used in strip-mining operations to remove overburden above coal and more recently for oil sands mining. The largest heavy draglines are among the largest mobile land machines ever built. The smallest and most common of the heavy type weigh around 8,000 tons while the largest built weighed around 13,000 tons. A dragline bucket system consists of a large bucket which is suspended from a boom (a large truss-like structure) with wire ropes. The bucket is maneuvered by means of a number of ropes and chains. The hoist rope, powered by large diesel or electric motors, supports the bucket and hoist-coupler assembly from the boom. The dragrope is used to draw the bucket assembly horizontally. By skillful maneuver of the hoist and the dragropes the bucket is controlled for various operations. A schematic of a large dragline bucket system is shown below.

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1. Dragline

   Dragline is the debut album by the American grunge band Paw. It was released on May 4, 1993 through A&M Records. While the album was not a commercial success, it is generally considered among fans and critics to be the band's best album. The single "Jessie," released in 1993, became a minor hit. Other singles from the album included "Lolita" in 1992 and "Sleeping Bag" and "Couldn't Know" in 1993. The songs "Jessie," "Pansy," and "The Bridge" were featured in the video game Road Rash for the Sega Saturn, Sega CD, Windows and in Road Rash 3D for the PlayStation and 3DO.

Anagrams for DRAGLINE »

1. dearling

2. inlarged

3. Reginald

4. relading

5. ringlead

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRAGLINE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DRAGLINE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dragline
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragline
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DRAGLINE