crane engine en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete) Synonym of crane locomotive.
Great Western Railway 0-6-4 pannier-tank crane engine No. 18, "Steropes" built in 1903, at Swindon in September, 1927
1951 October, H. C. Casserley, “Crane Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 660, photo caption:
- (obsolete) A traction engine fitted with a crane.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crane engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |