Balearica pavonina
Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The
sand-hill crane ({Grus Mexicana}) and the whooping
crane ({Grus Americana}) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2.
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7. (Zo["o]l.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}).
[Local, U. S.]
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{Crane fly} (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus {Tipula}.
{Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}.
{Gigantic crane}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3.
{Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane}
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
{Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water. [1913 Webster]