= wharf crane n. at wharf, n.1 compounds 2.

(see quot. 1904).

a crane with a post or upright partly sunk in the ground.

A crane worked by hydraulic power. rare.

A locomotive crane which runs backwards and forwards, and is used for moving heavy weights.

jib-beam, jib-pole; jib-crane n. a crane fitted with a jib. jib-frame n. ‘the upright frame at the sides of a marine-engine, connecting the…

(See quot. 1875); more widely, any machine for raising individual items or bulk material and depositing them on a stack or pile; also, a stacker…

(The name of) any of various large and powerful machines, spec. a type of large cantilever crane.

a crane for transferring cargo from one vessel to another.

a crane with a ‘whip’ (whip, n. 15) for hoisting.

A kind of powerful travelling crane. Also attributive.

The name of numerous mechanical contrivances or devices, used in many trades and operations. Among… A loose chain used as a warehouse crane.

a crane fixed in position on a wharf (see quot. 1968); a wharf-side crane.

a crane mounted on a pontoon.

(see quot. 1940).

hammer-headed crane (see quot. 1910).

a crane mounted on a portal frame, so as to allow the passage of vehicles underneath.

hammer-head crane = hammer-headed crane.

a crane whose jib can be luffed in operation.

Originally U.S. slang. A hydraulic crane or similar device with a platform attached to the end for raising or lowering people, as for overhead work.

a hoist running on a fixed horizontal track for stacking and retrieving pallets or the like.

A crane whose jib is mounted on a single tower. Also: an oil platform or derrick mounted on a single tower.

A proprietary name for a mobile gantry crane.

A crane designed to lift and move freight containers. Also portainer crane.