A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used especially for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc.

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Crane.

plural of gantry crane

A large crane mounted on a platform that usually runs back and forth on parallel tracks astride the work area.

plural of Siberian crane

Either of two species of crane of the genus Balearica (Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina and Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum) from sub-Saharan Africa.

plural of crowned crane

A crane, consisting of a balanced beam erected on top of a tall metal (normally self-erecting) tower, used in the construction of tall buildings

plural of mobile crane

plural of Japanese crane