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cranes

  • plural
    of crane.
    crane
    noun
    any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
  • present tense form
    of crane (3rd person singular).
    crane
    noun
    any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.

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

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Carlos Lopez Carregado, General Manager at Harland & Wolff, said the overhaul would treat the cranes "with utmost respect".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 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

To do this, he had to run up and down a ladder attached to a huge machine, and push a variety of buttons that made gigantic cranes move like mechanical dinosaurs to lift the bundles.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda