sidecast

Definitions

1. To eject waste material that has been excavated or dredged to the side, rather than hauling it away.
2. To cast a fishing line at an angle of 90 degrees using a special type of reel that rotates on its rod.

Examples

“The dragline sidecasts material into a 'wet⟳' stockpile located on-shore, immediately adjacent to the excavation.”

“Areas where sidecasting would be done are typically steep.”

“According to the record⟳, this piece of equipment rides on tracks (similar to a bulldozer) rather than on wheels, and it sidecasts excavated material directly into a dump⟳ truck.”

“I bait his hook with a plump and squirmy shrimp. With one arm, he sidecasts between two spindly roots.”

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