Clamshell vs. Dragline — What's the Difference?

The shell of a clam.

A line used for dragging.

Any of various devices that consist of two parts attached by a hinge and that open and close like a clamshell, especially a digging or dredging machine with a bucket that has hinged jaws or a handheld electronic device.

A kind of dredging machine.

The shell of a clam.

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

Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.

In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with take-out food.

Mouth

Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.

(music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.

(manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.

To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).

To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.

(ambitransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.

The shell of a clam.

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.

The shell of a clam

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam