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ˈwater-crane
1. An apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank (now esp. to the tender of a locomotive).
1658T. Willsford Nat. Secrets 156 From hence it is, that the Air in Water-cranes and pumps being sucked out, the waters..are forced to rise. 1875Knight Dict. Mech., Water-crane, a goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated tank to the tender of a locomotive engine.
2. A crane worked by hydraulic power.
1849J. Glynn Constr. Cranes 112 The Water Cranes shown..are Two Self-Acting Machines. |