What is crane?

  • (noun): Lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis.
    See also — Additional definitions below

Some articles on crane:

John Henry Carpenter - Relationship With Crane
... Carpenter, a salesman specializing in video technology, met Crane through mutual friend Richard Dawson, Crane's co-star on Hogan's Heroes ... The two men (Crane and Carpenter) frequented bars together, picking up women and often recording their exploits in snapshots and on videotape ... at Bobby Mcgee's restaurant and bar testified in court that Carpenter and Crane hadn't had an intense argument at the night before Crane was bludgeoned to death in June 1978 ...
J Anthony Crane
... Anthony Crane, aka Tony Crane (born October 19, 1972) is an American film, television, and stage actor ...
Les Crane - Television
... In late August 1963, Crane moved to New York City to host a 100 a.m ... TV appearance of The Rolling Stones was on Crane's program in June 1964 when only New Yorkers could see it ... on the ABC schedule and titled The Les Crane Show ...
List Of Transformers: Cybertron Characters - Autobots - Cybertron Autobots - Mudflap
... Mudflap transforms into a truck crane ... His Cyber Key extends his crane arm and deploys a massive saw blade (Mega Crane Blade), and also activates an arm-mounted missile-launcher ...

More definitions of "crane":

  • (verb): Stretch (the neck) so as to see better.
    Synonyms: stretch out
  • (noun): United States writer (1871-1900).
    Synonyms: Stephen Crane
  • (noun): Large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world.

Famous quotes containing the word crane:

    “And Thee, across the harbor, silver-paced
    As though the sun took step of thee, yet left
    Some motion ever unspent in thy stride,—
    Implicitly thy freedom staying thee!”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)

    “And so it was I entered the broken world
    To trace the visionary company of love,”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)

    “You who desired so much—in vain to ask—
    Yet fed your hunger like an endless task,
    Dared dignify the labor, bless the quest—
    Achieved that stillness ultimately best,”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)