Crane vs Wrecker - What's the difference?
crane | wrecker |
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.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
(nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
To extend (one's neck).
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a .
* Bates
* Massinger
A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)
One who breaks up situations, events.
A tow truck.
A mooncusser.
In the Soviet Union, someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking, that is, undermining the state in intangible ways.
As nouns the difference between crane and wrecker
is that crane is a large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying while wrecker is a person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)As a verb crane
is to extend (one's neck).As a proper noun Crane
is {{surname}.crane
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* black crowned crane * black-necked crane * blue crane * common crane * cranefly * demoiselle crane * grey crowned crane * hooded crane * red-crowned crane * sandhill crane * sarus crane * Siberian crane * wattled crane * white-naped crane * whooping craneSee also
* egret * heron * storkVerb
(cran)- (George Eliot)
- What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens.
- an upstart craned up to the height he has
Anagrams
* ----wrecker
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Noun
(en noun)- home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker