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crane

[kreyn] / kreɪn /




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Carriers fit two to four vehicles inside a container, which is lifted by crane onto a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

They located an original spindle and replicated it, including the complex crane cutouts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A man has been taken to hospital after a crane appears to have collapsed on a ship at a dock on the south bank of the River Tyne.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

There is also a separate structure on the property that Heigl used as her personal art studio, having transported it in using a crane, the description reveals.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

I crane my neck to see the platform at the top.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Temporary foundations and platforms for heavy machinery were built and specialist cranes brought in.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Some cranes, pelicans, and vultures weighing between 8kg and 21.5kg have hatchlings ranging from 110g to around 357g, corresponding to neonate-adult body mass ratios of about 1.3% to 4.5%.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Working under the bridge's blue lights, dozens of Taiwanese army combat engineers assisted by cranes and trucks set up layers of concrete and steel barriers, barbed wire and Hesco walls along the nearly one-kilometre-long bridge.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

“I was only trying to call her in cranes and the string broke! My husband will kill me if I do not catch her again. He is so hasty and such a keen falconer.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Fans craned their necks for any views they could get from the street.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

A swarm of tourists craned their necks to see the instalment of the cross's upper arm, visible amid the scaffolding and workers who put finishing touches from their harnesses.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

The waste was then craned into skips and taken to landfill, the utility firm added.

From BBC Oct. 6, 2025

During the final stretch of the Chicago race, they were leaning over barricades, necks craned, looking for their husbands flying by at a pace close to 4 minutes and 53 seconds per mile.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

“Don’t be foolish,” she whispered back, but craned her neck over the crowd.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

“I want to be able to get higher so I can see him,” he said while craning his neck to get a peek at the billboard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Dorr was inspired by his wife, Nell, a renowned photographer, who was tired of riding shotgun and craning her neck out the window to see where the asphalt ended.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

It has the same bustling feeling that envelops SW19, with fans queueing at the merchandise stalls or craning their necks at the practice courts for a glimpse of the players.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2025

My head pain was quelled thanks to the drugs, but now my neck and back began to flare up, the previous day’s slouching and craning setting in.

From Slate Nov. 3, 2024

“Well, it’s not going to take you that much longer, is it?” said Bunny crossly, craning over to see.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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