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- Dictionarycrane/kreɪn/
noun
- 1. a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam: "a dockside crane"
verb
- 1. stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something: "she craned forward to look more clearly"
- 2. move (a heavy object) with a crane: "the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull"
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CRANE definition: 1. a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving heavy objects…. Learn more.
noun. any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe. (not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron. Machinery. a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.
a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving heavy objects: The crane lifted the container off the ship. Gearstd/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Machines - general words. 3-D printer. animatronic. applicator. automated. automation. backhoe. chuck. coffee machine.
The meaning of CRANE is any of a family (Gruidae of the order Gruiformes) of tall wading birds superficially resembling the herons but structurally more nearly related to the rails. How to use crane in a sentence.
1. any of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae, with long legs, bill, and neck. 2. (not used scientifically) any of various similar birds of other families, as the great blue heron. 3. a device for lifting and moving heavy weights in suspension.
A crane is an elegant white bird with a very long neck. You're most likely to see cranes wading near shorelines and in marshy areas. There are fifteen species of cranes, and almost all of them are endangered.
Definition of crane noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. countable noun. A crane is a large machine that moves heavy things by lifting them in the air. The little prefabricated hut was lifted away by a huge crane. 2. countable noun. A crane is a kind of large bird with a long neck and long legs. 3. transitive verb/intransitive verb.
CRANE definition: 1. a large machine used for lifting and moving heavy things 2. a bird with long legs and a long…. Learn more.
Crane definition: A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects by means of cables attached to a movable boom.
