Definitions
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- n. Plural form of crane.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crane.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Paper cranes from the Japanese crane display that was outside on the trees of Cole Hall sat in the glass case next to the white cutout of one of the five Huskies that was also outside of Cole.
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For children, the folding of the cranes has been a really positive way for them to feel like they're actively engaged, even though the cranes are symbolic, said Stankiewicz.
Schoolchildren Make 1,000 Paper Cranes on Behalf of Japan Victims
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The overturned bridging vehicles are the first clue—only a big wave of water could knock over one of those brutes—but the concrete barriers protecting your cranes are a bigger clue.
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On an early-morning beach stroll at the Sea Island resort on the Georgia coast, I encounter riders on horseback along the shore, dolphins frolicking in the surf, and cranes -- construction cranes, that is, starting up work on the resort's sprawling new 66-unit oceanfront condo development.
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Dey had swingin 'racks what dey called cranes to hang de pots on for bilin'.
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Pots for biling swung on racks dey called cranes, over de coals in big open fireplaces.
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Herons are called cranes, and heronies are craneries.
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"The cranes are a must to lift, drag and tow heavy vehicles stuck up on roads for some or other reason," an official explained.
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Apparently Dubai is home to between 15 and 25 percent of the world's 125,000 construction cranes, which is hardly surprising.
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Just as in the evolution, the most interesting parts of the idea of cranes are the very top and bottom.
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