crane : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crane	by the DICT Development Group
9 results for crane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crane n United States writer (1871-1900) [syn: Crane, {Stephen Crane}] United States poet (1899-1932) Synonym(s): Crane, Hart Crane, Harold Hart Crane a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix Synonym(s): Grus, Crane lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world v stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by" Synonym(s): crane, stretch out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crane \Crane\, n. 1. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}). [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[icr], Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The sand-hill crane ({G. Mexicana}) and the whooping crane ({G. Americana}) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. 2. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}. 3. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. 4. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. 5. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2. {Crane fly} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus {Tipula}. {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}. {Gigantic crane}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3. {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane} (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cran \Cran\ (kr[acr]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), n. [Scot., fr. Gael. crann.] A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crane \Crane\ (kr[amac]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craned} (kr[amac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craning}.] 1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. [R.] What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. --Bates. An upstart craned up to the height he has. --Massinger. 2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. --G. Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
crane \crane\, v. i. to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. --Beaconsfield. Thackeray. The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. --Howells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-[?]z). [Cf. {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.] 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Crane, IN (town, FIPS 15652) Location: 38.89512 N, 86.90037 W Population (1990): 216 (106 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Crane, MO (city, FIPS 17074) Location: 36.90315 N, 93.57121 W Population (1990): 1218 (549 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65633 Crane, OR Zip code(s): 97732 Crane, TX (city, FIPS 17516) Location: 31.39184 N, 102.35004 W Population (1990): 3533 (1389 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79731
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Crane (Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. "Crane or swallow" should be "swallow or crane," as in the Revised Version. The rendering is there correct. The Hebrew for crane is _'agur_, the Grus cincerea, a bird well known in Palestine. It is migratory, and is distinguished by its loud voice, its cry being hoarse and melancholy.