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deck crane

British  

noun

  1. nautical a deck-mounted crane used for loading and unloading cargo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He operates a deck crane that stacks pots on board, and still pitches in with a lot of other grueling work that involves sorting crab and lifting lines.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022

Built of resin-infused fiberglass, the 105 comes with a long list of standard equipment, including an 18-foot RIB with outboard and a multifunction deck crane to launch and retrieve it.

From Time Magazine Archive

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