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jib crane

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noun

  1. a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast.

Etymology

Origin of jib crane

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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The type of Classification. this class is the ordinary jib crane.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

A kind of jib crane of great height on a movable platform was used to hoist a cage containing fifteen or twenty men on to the wall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

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