Crane - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Chain, Crab, Crook, Damper, Derrick, Eye, Forklift, Gaze, Goggle

A crane can be any of the following things:

A crane is a piece of industrial machinery used for working on tall buildings or for lifting containers onto and off of ships in port.
A Crane is also a bird of the family Gruidae.
Toy Crane Machines, popular at United States supermarkets, restaurants, sports venues, etc.
Of, or referring to The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York.
Stephen Crane was an American author.
In the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a Crane is any material process which dispenses with the need for a deus ex machina explanation, or 'skyhook'.
In the Legend of the Five Rings the Crane Clan is a clan of Samurai.

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Example Usage of Crane
	sethadam1: @noah_s okay, the karate kid Crane kick is kinda cool. But the rest is dumb.
	InternetFails: Epic Fail! Crane Epic Fail: http://bit.ly/5FlON8
	birdfeeders: Thanks to @nightvisioneyes for the RT of the sandhill Crane photo http://twitpic.com/qgkba #birds #birding #birdwa... http://bit.ly/53lMVQ

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Crane - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Crane