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dragline excavator

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dragline excavator [′drag‚līn ′eks·kə‚vād·ər]
(mechanical engineering)


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British Coal, its original owner, forked out pounds 2m to buy the dragline excavator, which was christened Ace of Spades after a competition for local schoolchildren.
The dragline excavator operates a large bucket by a system of ropes, cables and chains.
CAPTION(S): ON THE MOVE The Ace of Spades dragline excavator is being slowly dismantled at Stobswood opencast site.
 
 
 
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