mobile crane en · NOUN
Meanings
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A crane of varying size and load capacity, usually mounted on road wheels, but sometimes on crawler tracks, which can move to wherever it is required.
A 30cwt overhead electric travelling crane works in the received traffic part of the shed and two 2 ton mobile cranes operate in the forwarded section. Outside the shed in the yard there are a 10 ton electric gantry crane and a 7½ ton mobile crane to deal with wagon-loads.
1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Walsall sundries concentration depot”, in Modern Railways, page 367:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mobile cranes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
bg автокра́н (Translations) · de Kranwagen (Translations) · de Fahrzeugkran (Translations) · cs autojeřáb (Translations) · de Autokran (Translations) · ru автокра́н (Translations) · ja 移動式クレーン (Translations) · mn автокран (Translations) · cmn 流動式起重機 /流动式起重机 (Translations) · de Mobilkran (Translations) · da mobilkran (Translations)