dragline

/ˈdɹæɡlaɪn/

Etymology

From drag + line.

dragline means A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A cable, cord, or rope used to drag an object; specifically, the line of a dragline excavator that drags the bucket.“Drainboard had been terrified by a narrow escape from the jumping spider's dragline. He had twisted it twice around her cerci and told her, "Your new name is Supper, for that's what you will be in a few hours. My supper."”
A strong supporting line of silk produced by a spider.