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noun
- A large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.
- A mechanical lifting device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
Translations: - Dutch: hijskraan, kraan
- French: grue
- German: Kran
- Italian: gru
- Spanish: gríºa
verb (cran, ing)
- (transitive) To extend (one's neck).
Translations: - French: allonger (le cou)
- German: (to extend one's neck) den Hals recken, (to extend) strecken, ausstrecken
- Italian: allungare (il collo)
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: estirar (el cuello)
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: Old English cran, from Germanic - kran-, from Proto-Indo-European
- gerÉ- ("to cry hoarsely").
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