Bulldozers and wrecking cranes arrived today, six years after the last resident abandonedthe dioxin-contaminated town.
wrecking crane in American English
noun
Railroads
a crane for lifting and removing wrecked rolling stock
Word origin
[1870–75, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, billing, giveaway, immobilize, onshore