dragline
French, noun/dʁa.ɡlajn/
dragline is spelled D-R-A-G-L-I-N-E (8 letters). Dragline is a French feminine noun meaning “dragline excavator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Engin de terrassement automoteur sur chenille spécialement conçu pour l’extraction en dessous du niveau du…”.
What does dragline mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedragline excavator
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Engin de terrassement automoteur sur chenille spécialement conçu pour l’extraction en dessous du niveau du sol, en zone noyée le plus souvent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dragline
- draglines plural
- dragueline
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dragline?
- /dʁa.ɡlajn/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dragline
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.