CraneWordNet Explorer

large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

cranes

rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call

lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

a device for lifting heavy loads

a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom