crane

any large long-necked long-legged wading bird of the family Gruidae, inhabiting marshes and plains in most parts of the world except South America, New Zealand, and Indonesia: order Gruiformes See also demoiselle whooping crane

(not in ornithological use) any similar bird, such as a heron

a device for lifting and moving heavy objects, typically consisting of a moving boom, beam, or gantry from which lifting gear is suspended See also gantry

films a large trolley carrying a boom, on the end of which is mounted a camera

(tr) to lift or move (an object) by or as if by a crane

to stretch out (esp the neck), as to see over other people's heads

(intr) (of a horse) to pull up short before a jump

( Harold ) Hart. 1899–1932, US poet; author of The Bridge (1930)

Stephen. 1871–1900, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)

Walter. 1845–1915, British painter, illustrator of children's books, and designer of textiles and wallpaper