Crane (disambiguation)

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•  Crane (mechanical): A powered mechanical device for lifting or pulling, with many variations involving the support of the moving parts, and the range of motion of the mechanical action ^[e]
  • A-frame crane: often attached to a vehicle, a lifting and traction device that uses a cable winch, with the cable run over a sometimes-adjustable A-shaped support, to pull upwards or diagonally; the common crane on an automobile towing vehicle.
  • Bridge crane: also called an overhead travelling bridge crane, a lifting device supported by an overhead runway system that does not touch the work area, but whose lifting mechanism can shift in a three-dimensional operating area; work, such as components of a large assembly to be fastened together, are moved into the operating area of the crane.
  • Gantry crane: a lifting device whose floor-mounted supports do not move, but whose lifting mechanism can shift in a two-dimensional operating area; work, such as components of a large assembly to be fastened together, are moved into the operating area of the crane.
  • Tower crane: used in the construction of tall buildings and equipped with hoist mechanism for the manoeuvre of bulk construction materials.
• Stephen Crane: U.S. novelist and short story writer (1871–1900); wrote The Red Badge of Courage. ^[e]
•  Crested Crane: A bird in the family Gruidae and one of several species in the Crowned Crane family, ranging over eastern and southern Africa. ^[e]