鸣鹤

鸟

[ noun ]
rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
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Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.

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.

2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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}.

4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.

5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.

6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2.

7. (Zo["o]l.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}).
[Local, U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{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.