"crane engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crane engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crane engine (plural crane engines)
  1. (rail transport, obsolete) Synonym of crane locomotive. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: crane locomotive [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-crane_engine-en-noun-r4f22t9h Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (obsolete) A traction engine fitted with a crane. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-crane_engine-en-noun-aSFfncFZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79

Inflected forms

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