crane (noun)

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• crane — ► NOUN 1) a tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm. 2) a moving platform supporting a camera. ► VERB 1) stretch out (one s neck) to see something. 2) move by means of a crane. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• crane fly — noun long legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite • Syn: ↑daddy longlegs • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• crane — [kreɪn] noun [countable] a large tall machine that lifts things and moves them from one place to another, used especially on building sites and for unloading ships * * * crane UK US /kreɪn/ noun [C] ► a tall metal structure with a long horizontal …   Financial and business terms

• crane´like´ — crane «krayn», noun, verb. craned, cran|ing. –n. 1. a) a machine with a long, swinging arm, for lifting and moving heavy weights. SYNONYM(S): derrick. b) any one of various other kinds of machines that lift, such as a traveling crane. 2. a… …   Useful english dictionary

• crane|bill — «KRAYN BIHL», noun. = crane s bill. (Cf. ↑crane s bill) …   Useful english dictionary

• crane|man — «KRAYN muhn», noun, plural men. a person who operates a crane …   Useful english dictionary

• crane fly — crane ,fly noun count a flying insect with very long legs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crane — noun the cargo is lifted by a crane Syn: derrick, winch, hoist, davit, windlass; block and tackle …   Thesaurus of popular words

• crane fly — ► NOUN ▪ a slender two winged fly with very long legs; a daddy long legs …   English terms dictionary

• crane follower — noun : a worker who assists with the grappling of a load by a crane and who follows it to help with its deposition called also burdenman, groundsman, slingman, spotter …   Useful english dictionary

• crane gray — noun see crane I, 4 …   Useful english dictionary