Definition of dragline excavator

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dragline excavator

The term 'dragline excavator ' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as 'removes overburden to expose the coal by means of a scoop bucket that is suspended from a long boom. The dragline digs by pulling the bucket toward the machine by means of a wire rope'.

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