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Type of machine
A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for
Crane_(machine)
Type of arcade game
electronic devices and fashion accessories. Claw machines are also known as skill cranes, claw cranes, crane games, teddy pickers, and are known as UFO catchers
Claw_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up crane or cranes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crane or cranes may refer to: Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird Crane (machine), industrial
Crane
American actor (1928–1978)
Robert Edward Crane (July 13, 1928 – June 29, 1978) was an American actor, drummer, radio personality and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS sitcom
Bob_Crane
Type of crane found in industrial environments
An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails
Overhead_crane
Species of bird
The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers
Sandhill_crane
Wooden, human powered, hoisting and lowering device
A treadwheel crane (Latin: magna rota) is a wooden, human-powered hoisting and lowering device. It was primarily used during the Roman period and the
Treadwheel_crane
Type of overhead crane used in industrial environments
crane is a crane built atop a gantry, which is a structure used to straddle an object or workspace. They can range from enormous "full" gantry cranes
Gantry_crane
Type of crane used on a railroad
A railway crane (North America: railroad crane, crane car or wrecker; UK: breakdown crane) is a type of crane used on a railway for one of three primary
Crane_(rail)
Powered mechanical device
lever was also used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC, and then in ancient Egyptian
Machine
Ship with a crane specialized for lifting heavy loads
A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding 1,500 t (1,476
Crane_vessel
Largest movable gantry crane
Honghai Crane is a mobile gantry crane built by the Chinese Honghua Group. It was completed in Jiangsu in 2014, becoming the largest movable gantry crane by
Honghai_Crane
Disused giant cantilever crane
The Finnieston Crane or Stobcross Crane is a disused giant cantilever crane in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is no longer operational, but is retained
Finnieston_Crane
Gantry crane
The Kockums Crane (Swedish: Kockumskranen) is a 140-metre (459 ft) high gantry crane in the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. It
Kockums_Crane
Designer and manufacturer of vending machines
Crane Payment Innovations (formerly Crane Merchandising Systems) is a designer and manufacturer of vending machines. They are a business unit of publicly
Crane_Payment_Innovations
Shipbuilding gantry cranes in Belfast
and Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures
Samson_and_Goliath_(cranes)
Building in Gdańsk, Poland
The Gdańsk Crane (Polish: Żuraw gdański; German: Danzig krantor) or the Crane Gate (Polish: Brama Żuraw) is a 15th-century crane located in central Gdańsk
Gdańsk_Crane
Type of overhead crane
Electric overhead traveling cranes or EOT cranes are a common type of overhead crane, also called bridge cranes. They consist of parallel runways, much
Electric overhead traveling crane
Electric_overhead_traveling_crane
Safety system for tower cranes
A tower crane anti-collision system is an operator support system for tower cranes on construction sites. It helps an operator to anticipate the risk of
Tower crane anti-collision system
Tower_crane_anti-collision_system
Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleship
1919 she served as a training ship. She was converted into a crane ship in 1920, renamed Crane Ship No. 1 in 1941, and sold for scrap in 1955. The Kearsarge-class
USS_Kearsarge_(BB-5)
Type of dockside gantry crane
A container crane, also known as a container-handling gantry crane or ship-to-shore (STS) crane, is a type of large dockside gantry crane found at container
Container_crane
Floating crane
floating crane currently serving in the Panama Canal performing heavy lifts for lock maintenance. Prior to its move to Panama in 1996, the crane was based
Herman the German (crane vessel)
Herman_the_German_(crane_vessel)
A steam crane is a crane powered by a steam engine. It may be fixed or mobile and, if mobile, it may run on rail tracks, caterpillar tracks, road wheels
Steam_crane
Equipment manufacturer company
earthmoving, mining, mobile cranes, tower cranes, concrete technology, maritime cranes, aerospace and transportation systems, machine tools and automation systems
Liebherr
Type of two-legged frame for lifting loads
the floating sheerleg, or temporary, as aboard a vessel lacking a fixed crane or derrick. When fixed, they are often used for very heavy lifting, as in
Shear_legs
Engineering discipline
lever was also used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC. The earliest evidence
Mechanical_engineering
American presidential advisor (1929–2021)
Robert Dickson Crane (26 March 1929 – 12 December 2021) was an American activist. He was an adviser to President Richard Nixon and was the deputy director
Robert_Dickson_Crane
Cinematic shot taken with a camera mounted on a moving crane
video production, a crane shot is a shot taken by a camera on a moving crane or jib. Filmmaker D. W. Griffith created the first crane for his 1916 epic
Crane_shot
Mobile crane used in intermodal operations to ground or stack containers
rubber tyred gantry crane (US: rubber tired gantry crane)/ RTG (crane), or sometimes transtainer, is a wheeled mobile gantry crane operated to ground or
Rubber_tyred_gantry_crane
American singer (born 1968)
with ex-Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader. Due to a series of internal issues, Medication disbanded in February 2003. Over the years, Crane has performed
Whitfield_Crane
American screenwriter (1914–99)
Harry Crane (né Kravitsky; April 23, 1914 – September 13, 1999) was an American comedy writer who helped to create the concept for The Honeymooners and
Harry_Crane
US certification
Accredited Crane Operator Certification OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC, released August 9, 2010, requires crane operators involved in construction
Accredited Crane Operator Certification
Accredited_Crane_Operator_Certification
Division of The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Manitowoc Cranes is a division of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Manitowoc Cranes produces five brands of cranes: Grove, National Crane, Shuttlelift, Manitowoc
Manitowoc_Cranes
Crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland
Goliath is a crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland, with a lift capacity of 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons), the largest in Britain. The Goliath
Goliath_(Rosyth)
Species of large bird from North America
whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone
Whooping_crane
Floating crane
Titan was a floating crane that operated in Sydney Harbour from 1919 until 1991. She was fabricated in Carlisle in the United Kingdom and then sent to
Titan_(crane)
Floating water vessel with a crane built on shear legs
floating water vessel with a crane built on shear legs. Unlike other types of crane vessel, it is not capable of rotating its crane independently of its hull
Floating_sheerleg
The Hunter's Point crane is a gantry crane located at the naval shipyard in Hunters Point, San Francisco. When it was built, in 1947 to repair battleships
Hunter's_Point_crane
A bulk-handling crane is one that, instead of a simple hook that can handle a range of slung loads, has an integral grab for lifting bulk cargoes such
Bulk-handling_crane
Crane in Gothenburg
The Eriksberg Crane (Swedish: Eriksbergskranen) is a full gantry crane in the Eriksberg district of Gothenburg, part of the former Eriksberg shipyard.
Eriksberg_Crane
Object used to achieve a goal
The lever was used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC, and then in ancient Egyptian
Tool
Type of tank engine with a crane mounted on it, often used in industrial environments
A crane tank locomotive (CT) is a steam locomotive fitted with a crane for working in railway workshops, docksides, or other industrial environments. The
Crane_tank_locomotive
Freight-carrying vehicle
straddle carrier is its ability to load and unload without the assistance of cranes or forklifts. The lifting apparatus under the carrier is operated by the
Straddle_carrier
1999 heavy lift crane failure in Wisconsin, US
On July 14, 1999, a Lampson LTL-1500 Transi-Lift heavy lift crawler crane known as Big Blue collapsed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin while working on the Miller
Big_Blue_crane_collapse
American poet (1899–1932)
Harold Hart Crane (July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American poet. Inspired by the Romantics and his fellow Modernists, Crane wrote highly stylized
Hart_Crane
Historic ship in New Zealand
steam crane Rapaki was a historic ship in New Zealand. On 24 December 1925 the Lyttelton Harbour Board ordered an 80-ton self-propelled floating crane, called
Rapaki_(steam_crane)
Cantilever crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Titan Clydebank, more commonly known as the Titan Crane is a 161-foot-high (49 m) cantilever crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was
Titan_Clydebank
Animated children's TV series
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown) is a Brontosaurus toy from the Tank Toy Grabber crane machine in which Donny won who loves to run around and to swim. Bubble Monkey
Doc_McStuffins
Equipment and procedure in material handling
equipment includes: Block (sailing) Cargo net Chain Chain hoist Come-along Crane (machine) Hook Hoist (device) Jack (device) Knot Lever Lifting bag Lifting beam
Rigging_(material_handling)
Floating derrick barge
Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The barge carries a shear legs crane which is the largest barge crane ever used on the U.S. West Coast. The barge's name is taken
Left_Coast_Lifter
Made by Yandina Raffles
Taisun (Chinese: 泰山; pinyin: tàishān; Taishan) is a gantry crane with a safe working load of 20,000 metric tons (22,046 short tons). Taisun was designed
Taisun
lever was also used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC, and then in ancient Egyptian
History of mechanical engineering
History_of_mechanical_engineering
list of historical harbour cranes includes historical harbour cranes from the Middle Ages to the introduction of metal cranes in the Industrial Revolution
List of historical harbour cranes
List_of_historical_harbour_cranes
Facility of the US Army Joint Munitions Command
and environmental testing; logistics support; machine shop; chemical laboratory; and engineering. Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) was established
Crane Army Ammunition Activity
Crane_Army_Ammunition_Activity
1941 Donald Duck cartoon
penny arcade nickelodeon peep show. Donald also struggles with a crane drop machine and a miniature airplane ride. Inside a penny arcade, Donald sees
A_Good_Time_for_a_Dime
Rapid transit line of Jakarta MRT
was first caught by the crane before it actually fell onto the road. On May 30, 2024, an iron beam held by tower crane machine from construction project
North–South Line (Jakarta MRT)
North–South_Line_(Jakarta_MRT)
American industrial manufacturer
machines. However, it has divested itself of both of these public-facing businesses. In 1855, brothers Richard and Charles Crane formed R. T. Crane &
Crane_Co.
Supported pole with a pulley on the end, used to lift heavy objects
well suited to raising loads above structures too tall to reach with a crane, such as placing an antenna on top of a tower/steeple, and to lift segments
Gin_pole
/ 54.158; -4.474 The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam block-setting crane, with a capacity of 15 tons, built by Stothert
Breakwater_Crane_Railway
Lifting system for large objects
a lower load capacity than cranes, and the loads must be transported further along the roof by hand. With a mobile crane, for example, the material can
Furniture_lift
Device used to grip stones for lifting
lifting devices used by stonemasons to lift large stones into place with a crane, chain block, or winch. It is inserted into a specially prepared hole, or
Lewis_(lifting_appliance)
System of two or more pulleys and a rope or cable
significant—especially if removing large sections of vertical stem. Crane (machine) – Type of machine Deadeye – Item used in rigging of sailing ships Differential
Block_and_tackle
Floating crane in the Panama canal
Ajax is a floating crane built to move and install the canal locks and other large parts of the Panama Canal. Ajax also helped in ship repairs and clearing
Ajax_(crane_barge)
The James Watt Dock Crane is a giant cantilever crane situated at Greenock on the River Clyde. It was built in 1917 by Sir William Arrol & Co. It was
James_Watt_Dock_Crane
Opera house in Palermo, Italy
decorations of the building. Rutelli initially designed a steam tower crane machine which was then successfully able to lift large stone blocks and Greek/Roman
Teatro_Massimo
Barge-mounted crane
capacity Clyde Iron Works model 52 barge-mounted crane which is the largest revolving floating crane on the East Coast of the United States. It was originally
Weeks_533
German floating crane
crane in the world, passing up the Ajax crane barge completed in 1914. The imperial shipyard Wilhelmshaven needed a powerful and high lifting crane to
Langer Heinrich (crane vessel)
Langer_Heinrich_(crane_vessel)
Crane design with a curved jib
A Fairbairn crane is a type of crane of an 'improved design', patented in 1850 by Sir William Fairbairn. There are numerous hand-powered versions around
Fairbairn_steam_crane
Specialized bulk material handling container attached to a machine
compared to other types of machine attachments like blades or shovels. The bucket could be attached to the lifting hook of a crane, at the end of the arm
Bucket_(machine_part)
American inventor (1927–2008)
Hewitt D. Crane (1927–2008) was an American engineer best known for his pioneering work at SRI International on ERMA (Electronic Recording Machine, Accounting)
Hewitt_Crane
Applied science and research
lever was also used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia c. 3000 BC, and then in Egyptian technology
Engineering
Telescopic camera crane
A technocrane is a telescopic camera crane widely utilised in the film industry and in television production. Originally commissioned, manufactured, named
Technocrane
Fictional character in the television series Frasier and Cheers
Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane (born c. 1952) is a fictional character who is both a supporting character on the American television sitcom Cheers and the
Frasier_Crane
Type of construction crane
The XGC88000 crawler crane is a class of extremely large ultraheavy crawler crane made by XCMG. With a lifting capacity of 3,600 to 4,000 tons, a total
XGC88000_crawler_crane
Crane manufacturer
ramming machine, patented in 1907. This device enabled the manufacture of cast-iron pipes on an industrial scale for the first time. However, cranes were
Kirow_Ardelt_GmbH
Device for lifting loads with a hoist or crane
Hoist (device) – Device used for lifting or lowering a load Crane (machine) – Type of machine Wire rope – Metal rope Chain – Series of connected links which
Lifting_hook
Railroad machine used to move ties
rail tracks using track relaying. The machines are used as an alternative to the manual labor once used. Tie cranes frequently work with tie extractor/inserters
Tie_crane
American television series
chemistry between Alan Shore and loose cannon Denny Crane. Middle-aged Shore is wry and wily, while mid-70s Crane (suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's
Boston_Legal
Cancelled American heavy-lift helicopter
terms of linear dimensions. Proposed machines included the "Model 227" transport and the "Model 237" flying crane. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Boeing_Vertol_XCH-62
Standard size for storage and handling
primarily used by the United States Air Force Concrete masonry unit Crane (machine) IPPC, guidelines that affect the treatment of pallets used for international
Unit_load
Finnish crane and lifting equipment manufacturer
manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment as well as the service of machine tools. Konecranes is one of the largest crane manufacturers in the
Konecranes
American biochemist (1919–2010)
Kellogg Crane (December 20, 1919 – October 31, 2010) was an American biochemist best known for his discovery of sodium–glucose cotransport. Crane was born
Robert_K._Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable
Stephen_Crane
British stuntman and stunt coordinator
Simon Crane (born 1960) is a British stuntman, stunt coordinator, second unit director and film director. Born in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Crane was
Simon_Crane
Building in Wuhan of ancient Chinese origin
Yellow Crane Tower (simplified Chinese: 黄鹤楼; traditional Chinese: 黃鶴樓; pinyin: Huánghè Lóu) is a traditional Chinese tower located in Wuhan. The current
Yellow_Crane_Tower
television sitcom Frasier (1993–2004) and the 2023 revival Frasier is Frasier Crane. Other regular characters include: his father Martin, his brother Niles
List_of_Frasier_characters
The Beardmore Crane was a giant cantilever crane at the William Beardmore and Company yard. The Beardmore Crane had two opposite cantilevered jibs, both
Beardmore_Crane
American video game designer and programmer (born 1954)
David Crane (born 1954) is an American video game designer and programmer. He is the co-founder of Activision, which he formed with former Atari co-workers
David_Crane_(programmer)
1979 video game
Slot Machine is a 1979 video game written by David Crane for the Atari VCS (renamed to the Atari 2600 in 1982) and published by Atari, Inc. Along with
Slot_Machine_(video_game)
Technological results from advances in engineering in ancient civilizations
The lever was used in the shadoof water-lifting device, the first crane machine, which appeared in Mesopotamia circa 3000 BC, and then in ancient Egyptian
Ancient_technology
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes. Two species occur as wild birds in Great Britain: the common crane (Grus
Cranes_of_Great_Britain
Shipyard gantry in Belfast
electric cranes were provided, with four jib cranes along each side girder, each having a 5-ton capacity and 30 foot jib. These were travelling cranes and
Arrol_Gantry
Only remaining Siberian crane of the western population
Pronounced: "Umeed" meaning "Hope") was a male Siberian crane, notable for being the only remaining Siberian crane of the western population (a larger eastern population
Omid_(crane)
Night market in Zuoying, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
shoes, and accessories. A lot of students love to try out the mini toy crane machine and other games of chance when they visit the night market as well.
Rueifong_Night_Market
Ukrainian inventor and film executive
In the 1990s, he developed a gyro-stabilized car-mounted camera crane known as a U-Crane. In 2005, he was awarded two Academy Awards. The awards were in
Anatoliy_Kokush
The Barclay Curle Crane is a disused Titan or giant cantilever crane at the Barclay Curle shipyard at Whiteinch, Glasgow, Scotland. It was built by Sir
Barclay_Curle_Crane
American brand of soda vending machines
Dixie-Narco was a former brand of soda vending machines located in Williston, South Carolina owned by Crane Payment Innovations. Founded in Ranson, West
Dixie-Narco
American industrialist (1832–1912)
Richard Teller Crane I (May 15, 1832 – January 8, 1912) was the founder of R.T. Crane & Bro., a Chicago-based brass-goods and plumbing supply manufacturer
Richard_T._Crane
1994 Williams pinball machine
more times it is attained. When the Bronto Crane is first shot (purple lane), it will light the Bronto Crane light, and then when it is shot again, it
The_Flintstones_(pinball)
Device to hold cooking pots over a fire
Chimney cranes, also known as fireplace cranes and pot cranes, are a feature of the homes of the American Colonial period and 18/19th century of Western
Chimney_crane
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane’, ‘reed’ (Latin canna). It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.Southern Italian : either a habitational name from a place named Canè, in Bescia and Belluna, or more likely an occupational name for a basket maker or the like, from Greek kanna ‘reed’ + the occupational suffix -(e)as.French : Norman and Picard variant of chane a term denoting a particular type of elongated pitcher (ultimately from Latin canna ‘reed’), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a potter who specialized in making such jugs, or a nickname for someone who resembled one.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kuehn).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English cranke ‘lively’, ‘lusty’, ‘vigorous’, hence a nickname for a cheerful, boisterous, or cocky person.English : nickname from cranuc, a diminutive of Middle English cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Kranke, from Low German Kraneke ‘crane’, applied to someone thought to resemble the bird in some way, or a nickname for a poor physical specimen, from Middle High German kranc ‘sickly’, ‘ailing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crane.Dutch : variant of Krane.
Boy/Male
Tamil
A crane
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.Dutch : variant spelling of Krane.English translation of German Krahn or Kranich.The American writer Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was named for a NJ ancestor who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was descended from a Stephen Crane who, coming probably from England or Wales, settled at Elizabethtown, NJ, as early as 1665.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Crane
Girl/Female
Tamil
Crane
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Frain.
Boy/Male
English
Crane valley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a lazy man, from Middle English drone ‘drone’, ‘male honey bee’, long taken as a symbol of idleness (Old English drÄn).English : variant spelling of Drain.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Crane Meadow; Meadow with the Cranes
Girl/Female
Greek
Crane.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Crane Meadow; Meadow with the Cranes
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Crane Estate; Settlement of Cranes
Boy/Male
African, Indian, Sanskrit, Swahili
Crane; Stork
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Crane Valley; Valley of Cranes
Boy/Male
English
Crane meadow.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
A Crane
Boy/Male
Hindu
A crane
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
White Crane
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Parsi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Blazing; Very Bright
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Dedicated
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Stone; Devoted; Honest
Girl/Female
Muslim
Garden of flowers
Girl/Female
English
Birdlike.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Friend
Male
Iranian/Persian
(شاهزاده) Persian name SHAHZADE means "prince."
Girl/Female
Russian American
Name in honour of an early Christian martyr.
Biblical
the best prince
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
Wonderfulvine
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
CRANE MACHINE
n.
A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; as, the bric-a-brac craze; the aesthetic craze.
n.
Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
v. i.
to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.
n.
Alt. of Crane
n.
A lance or dart made of cane.
v. t.
To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.
v. t.
To beat with a cane.
n.
See Crare.
n.
A traveling crane. See under Crane.
v. t. & i.
To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.
v. t.
To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches.
v. t.
To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up.
v. t.
To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See Crase.
n.
A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane.
n.
To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.
n.
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.
imp. & p. p.
of Crane
v. t.
To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully.