jib crane
Americannoun
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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