monotoweradj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌtaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌtaʊ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, tower n.¹

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + tower n.¹

A. adj.

Designating or relating to a crane whose jib is mounted on a single tower.

ΚΠ

1938 Engineer 3 June 615/1 Messrs. Butters Brothers are showing..a ‘Monotower’ electric crane.

1953 Dock & Harbour Authority 24 88/2 The design of the mast for the monotower crane.

1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. xvi. 230 Monotower cranes..consist of a latticed tower surmounted by a derrick crane.

1993 Roustabout Aug. 26/2 Products covered under this agreement include MOS vertical ‘3 Arm’, bridge racker and monotower designs.

B. n.

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

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > crane > types of

quay crane1821

balance-crane1824

well crane1836

water crane1849

jenny1861

jib-crane1873

stacker1875

Titan1876

transfer-elevatora1884

whip-crane1883

Goliath1888

jigger1891

wharf crane1893

floating crane1903

tower crane1906

hammer-headed crane1908

portal crane1908

hammer-head crane1910

luffing crane1913

cherry-picker1945

stacker crane1959

monotower1963

Transtainer1964

portainer1966

1963 Engineering 19 Apr. 532/1 During erection as a monotower up to 90 ft, the crane grows from the bottom.

1972 J. R. Illingworth Movement & Distrib. Concrete vi. 84 With monotowers, full circle slewing is obtained, but static base operation limits coverage to the area swept out by a particular jib length.

1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 54/2 Completing the series of innovative developments for Gippsland's most marginal fields were the single well gravity base monotowers at Perch and Dolphin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monotower
释义	monotoweradj.n. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌtaʊə/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌtaʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, tower n.¹ Etymology: < mono- comb. form + tower n.¹ A. adj. Designating or relating to a crane whose jib is mounted on a single tower. ΚΠ 1938 Engineer 3 June 615/1 Messrs. Butters Brothers are showing..a ‘Monotower’ electric crane. 1953 Dock & Harbour Authority 24 88/2 The design of the mast for the monotower crane. 1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. xvi. 230 Monotower cranes..consist of a latticed tower surmounted by a derrick crane. 1993 Roustabout Aug. 26/2 Products covered under this agreement include MOS vertical ‘3 Arm’, bridge racker and monotower designs. B. n. A crane whose jib is mounted on a single tower. Also: an oil platform or derrick mounted on a single tower. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > crane > types of quay crane1821 balance-crane1824 well crane1836 water crane1849 jenny1861 jib-crane1873 stacker1875 Titan1876 transfer-elevatora1884 whip-crane1883 Goliath1888 jigger1891 wharf crane1893 floating crane1903 tower crane1906 hammer-headed crane1908 portal crane1908 hammer-head crane1910 luffing crane1913 cherry-picker1945 stacker crane1959 monotower1963 Transtainer1964 portainer1966 1963 Engineering 19 Apr. 532/1 During erection as a monotower up to 90 ft, the crane grows from the bottom. 1972 J. R. Illingworth Movement & Distrib. Concrete vi. 84 With monotowers, full circle slewing is obtained, but static base operation limits coverage to the area swept out by a particular jib length. 1991 Offshore Engineer Sept. 54/2 Completing the series of innovative developments for Gippsland's most marginal fields were the single well gravity base monotowers at Perch and Dolphin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1938
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