Found 2 items, similar to crane fly.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: crane fly
crane fly
n : long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but
do not bite [syn:
daddy longlegs]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Crane fly
Crane
\Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf.
Geranium.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus
Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
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Note: The common European crane is
Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (
Grus Mexicana) and the whooping
crane (
Grus Americana) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is
Balearica pavonina.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of
Derrick.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See
Crotch, 2.
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7. (Zo["o]l.) The American blue heron (
Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
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Crane fly (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus
Tipula.
Derrick crane. See
Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zo["o]l.) See
Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane,
Traveler crane,
Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
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