Meaning and usage of the word crane in English

Meaning of vocabulary crane

cranenoun

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/kreɪn//kreɪn/

Origin of the word crane

Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: figuratively from crane the bird (the same sense development occurred in the related German Kran and Dutch kraan, and in French grue). The verb dates from the late 16th cent. noun sense 2 Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kraan and German Kran, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin grus and Greek geranos.

Vocabulary summary crane

typenoun

meaning(zoology) crane

meaning(engineering) crane

exampleto crane at a hedge

exampleto crane at a difficulty

meaningsiphon

typetransitive verb

meaninglift (lift, load, store) (goods) by crane

meaningstretch

exampleto crane at a hedge

exampleto crane at a difficulty

Example of vocabulary cranenamespace

meaning

a tall machine with a long arm, used to lift and move building materials and other heavy objects

meaning

a large bird with long legs and a long neck


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