crane
Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
Other meanings
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A kind of
- wading bird
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "cran".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “crane” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.