dragline

noun3

1. •
   A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.

   • 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. — 1994
2. •
   Ellipsis of dragline excavator.

   • Much of this material was taken from land adjoining the railway by draglines and bulldozers. — 1949
3. •
   A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.