crane en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kɹæɪn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /kɹeɪn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /kɾeːn/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- /kɾen/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English crane, from Old English cran (“crane”), from Proto-West Germanic *kran, *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô (“crane”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate with Scots cran (“crane”), Dutch kraan (“crane”), German Low German Kroon (“crane”), German Kran (“crane”). The mechanical devices are named from their likeness to the bird.
Meanings
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Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.
1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552
- (US, dialectal) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
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A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
Large cranes were virtually non-existent in the areas I worked with this truck, so we jacked everything on and off[.]
2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 111:
- An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
- A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
- A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cranes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Numidian crane (Birds) · crane engine · steam crane · crane locomotive · phantom crane fly (other terms (unsorted)) · Eurasian crane (Birds) · cranequin (other terms (unsorted)) · stacker crane · white crane (other terms (unsorted)) · Balearic crane (Birds) · Stanley crane (Birds) · cranesbill (other terms (unsorted)) · sandhill crane (Birds) · crane driver · whooping crane (Birds) · Siberian crane (Birds) · cranefly (other terms (unsorted)) · container crane · overhead crane · Japanese crane (Birds) · craneable · craneway (other terms (unsorted)) · crane game · skycrane (other terms (unsorted)) · white-naped crane (Birds) · Titan crane · mobile crane · platform crane · helicrane (other terms (unsorted)) · black crowned crane (Birds) · grey crowned crane (Birds) · skill crane · tower crane · aircrane (other terms (unsorted)) · crowned crane (Birds) · Australian crane (Birds) · craneman (other terms (unsorted)) · minicrane (other terms (unsorted)) · stacker crane problem · crane-line · traveling crane · crane operator · wattled crane (Birds) · origami crane (other terms (unsorted)) · sarus crane (Birds) · crane fly (other terms (unsorted)) · White Crane (other terms (unsorted)) · water crane (other terms (unsorted)) · blue crane (Birds) · cranelike (other terms (unsorted)) · black crested crane (Birds) · Manchurian crane (Birds) · demoiselle crane (Birds) · gantry crane · trumpeter crane (other terms (unsorted)) · paradise crane (Birds) · travelling crane · red-crowned crane (Birds) · common crane (Birds) · crested crane (Birds) · hooded crane (Birds) · crawler crane · paper crane (Birds) · black-necked crane (Birds) · claw crane · breakdown crane
Descendants
craein · เครน · クレーン · kreyn · 크레인 · kren · ကရိန်း · क्रेन · kareni
Relateds
cranberry · heron · via German Low German Kraan · egret · stork
Translations (269)
kum турна (bird) · nn kran (machinery) · yo wádòwádò (bird) · unm taleka (bird) · nds-de Kraan (bird) · ca grua (machinery) · grc γέρανος (bird) · ur سارَس (bird) · be кран (machinery) · chr ᎧᎾᏍᎦᏫ (bird) · my ဝန်ချီစက် (machinery) · mk кран (machinery) · cmn 起重機 /起重机 (machinery) · vi sếu (bird) · eo gruo (bird) · he עֲגוּרָן (machinery) · ar رَافِعَة (machinery) · hy վերամբարձ կռունկ (machinery) · hu daru (bird) · nl hijskraan (machinery) · mn тогоруу (bird) · cy crëyr (bird) · ryu 鶴 (bird) · ar غُرْنُوق (bird) · tg турна (bird) · ky кран (machinery) · ca grua (bird) · ckt ӄэтчаӈыр (bird) · sh dȉzalica (machinery) · sq tojë (bird) · my ကရိန်း (machinery) · tg кран (machinery) · nds-de Kraan (machinery) · prg gerwe (bird) · km រថស្ទូច (machinery) · lv dzērve (bird) · rsk кран (machinery) · bg жера́в (bird) · sh ди̏залица (machinery) · jje 하기새 (bird) · fi nosturi (machinery) · eu kurrilo (bird) · sa बक (bird) · bn কপিকল (machinery) · tt торна (bird) · lt gervė (bird) · mnc ᠪᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝᠨ (bird) · gu ઊંટડો (machinery) · kmr quling (bird) · cmn 鶴 /鹤 (bird) · pl dźwig (machinery) · ja クレーン (machinery) · uk двигу́н (machinery) · nnt ah!secque (bird) · mn ᠡᠷᠭᠦᠭᠦᠯ (machinery) · cjs туруна (bird) · th ปั้นจั่น (machinery) · az durna (bird) · kk кран (machinery) · sq kurrillë (bird) · ota كركی (bird) · eo argano (machinery) · ang cran (bird) · tl kreyn (machinery) · da kran (machinery) · fi kurki (bird) · nds-de Kroon (machinery) · ru подъёмный кран (machinery) · de Kran (machinery) · fr grue (machinery) · tr vinç (machinery) · fa-ira دُرْنا (bird) · la tollēnō (machinery) · ko 기중기 (machinery) · pdt Kraunkje (bird) · az kran (machinery) · mi tokorangi (machinery) · mk же́рав (bird) · ky каркыра (bird) · as বগ (bird) · sh žèrāv (bird) · ru жура́вль (bird) · nb trane (bird) · id jenjang (bird) · ro cocor (bird) · uk підйо́мний кран (machinery) · vi cần cẩu (machinery) · id kran (machinery) · es cabria (machinery) · ro grui (bird) · vo glulit (bird) · es winche (machinery) · sa भारोत्थापनयानम् (machinery) · cmn 吊車 /吊车 (machinery) · mhr турня (bird) · la grūs (bird) · es árgano (machinery) · uk жураве́ль (bird) · sk žeriav (bird) · ps زاڼۍ (bird) · as বগলী (bird) · fa-ira جَرِّ ثَقیل (machinery) · hi क्रेन (machinery) · dsb žorawa (bird) · th เครน (machinery) · ce гӏарагӏули (bird) · es grulla (bird) · da trane (bird) · pt grua (machinery) · bn সারস (bird) · ota طورنه (bird) · fr grue (bird) · be жураве́ль (bird) · ms jenjang (bird) · oc grua (bird) · es titán (machinery) · luy ekolongolo (bird) · gl grúa (bird) · nds-de Kraun (bird) · id katrol (machinery) · he עָגוּר (bird) · sva წა̈̄რუ̂ (bird) · et kurg (bird) · wyi karween (bird) · nah quetzalaztatl (bird) · sl žerjav (bird) · km ក្រៀល (bird) · es grúa (bird) · pl żuraw (bird) · mt għarnuq (bird) · ka ამწეკრანი (machinery) · es winch (machinery) · mt grawwa (bird) · de Kranich (bird) · is krani (machinery) · lou gru (bird) · it gru (machinery) · nl kraan (machinery) · lt kranas (machinery) · mn кран (machinery) · an gruda (bird) · th กระเรียน (bird) · ka წერო (bird) · cs jeřáb (bird) · pl żuraw (machinery) · ba торна (bird) · hy կռունկ (bird) · es wincher (machinery) · egy U28-X1:O39-G39 (bird) · ro macara (machinery) · ta கொக்கு (bird) · tl grua (machinery) · yo kérénì (machinery) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនស្ទូច (machinery) · mn ᠺᠷᠠᠨ (machinery) · ko 크레인 (machinery) · bg кран (machinery) · sh krȃn (machinery) · ko 두루미 (bird) · sk žeriav (machinery) · ru кран (machinery) · nl kraan (bird) · sa सारस (bird) · uk кран (machinery) · mrj тырня (bird) · nb kran (machinery) · tl tipol (machinery) · be пад'ёмны кран (machinery) · id derek (machinery) · vo krän (machinery) · vi hạc (bird) · gl grou (bird) · fa-ira جَرِ ثَقیل (machinery) · ka ამწე (machinery) · ckb قوڵنگ (bird) · xmf წერო (bird) · nn trane (bird) · sv lyftkran (machinery) · es guinche (machinery) · hi सारस (bird) · pt guindaste (machinery) · nds-de Kroon (bird) · ug كران (machinery) · te కొంగ (bird) · es güinche (machinery) · uz turna (bird) · cv тӑрна (bird) · kl qarluutitoorsuaq (bird) · uz kran (machinery) · el γερανός (machinery) · cs jeřáb (machinery) · sah туруйа (bird) · cy garan (bird) · lv celtnis (machinery) · vo grud (bird) · fa-ira کُلَنْگ (bird) · ar كُرْكِيّ (bird) · ltg dzērve (bird) · nn krane (machinery) · sh жѐра̄в (bird) · gl guindastre (machinery) · es wincha (machinery) · sv trana (bird) · fo trani (bird) · af kraanvoël (bird) · ga corr (bird) · nv dééł (bird) · kw garan (bird) · nl kraanvogel (bird) · ga corr mhóna (bird) · sh ždrȃl (bird) · sva მჷყრო̄ნტ (bird) · es huinche (machinery) · pt grou (bird) · he מָנוֹף (machinery) · uk підійма́льний кран (machinery) · ast grúa (bird) · rsk дзвигачка (machinery) · mic tmgwatignej (bird) · sh ждра̑л (bird) · sh кра̑н (machinery) · es machina (machinery) · yue 起重機 /起重机 (machinery) · tg куланг (bird) · gv coar (bird) · ja 鶴 (bird) · ota وینچ (machinery) · ko 학 (bird) · yue 鶴 /鹤 (bird) · ur کْرین (machinery) · is trana (bird) · ga craein (machinery) · ja ツル (bird) · udm тури (bird) · bbl წჵერაჼ (bird) · nl hefkraan (machinery) · koi тури (bird) · et kraana (machinery) · el γερανός (bird) · it gru (bird) · ga grús (bird) · hu daru (machinery) · jje 뚜럼 (bird) · tk kran (machinery) · mn өргүүл (machinery) · fi nostokurki (machinery) · la polyspaston (machinery) · kk тырна (bird) · sv kran (machinery) · sq vinç (machinery) · mi kareni (bird) · mrj тыртня (bird) · ms burung jenjang (bird) · ja 起重機 (machinery) · alt турна (bird) · hil dogwak (bird) · es grúa (machinery) · id bangau (bird) · fa-ira جَر ثَقیل (machinery) · eu garabi (machinery) · lt ger̃vinas (bird) · tr turna (bird) · sl žerjav (machinery) · sw korongo (bird) · ms kren (machinery) · gd corra-mhonaidh (bird) · km ត្រាក់ទ័រស្ទូច (machinery) · mn ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠤᠤ (bird) · fa-ira جَرّ ثَقیل (machinery)