Goliath crane

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noun

a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Goliath crane

First recorded in 1890–95; after Goliath

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The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Noble as the Catambrone family efforts are, they are like David to a Goliath-sized problem that is about to get much worse.
Are European Rescuers Enticing Migrants to Their Deaths?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During our meeting, Yuji took a small paper crane from a plastic box and dropped it into my palm.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation|Clifton Truman Daniel|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is a project run by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
Mississippi Hippos, Teddy Bears, and Other Strange Beasts|Scott Porch|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If I look hard enough online, will I find video of you in one of those whooping crane suits?
Mississippi Hippos, Teddy Bears, and Other Strange Beasts|Scott Porch|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Goliath wouldn't answer; the Dublin said the force was coming off, and we could not get into touch with the soldiers at all.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Then, with one accord, they all rose and began to steer their way around the furniture toward the hall, Goliath following.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
We have men enough, and good men too, but we are short of pebbles for Goliath of Achi Baba.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
A huge string game-bag was slung over his back, and in an antelope's horn or a crane's bill bullets were carried.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
And was it not in imitation of some such practices, as that which he attempted, that Goliath cursed David by his gods?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham