travelling crane

noun

A crane fixed on a carriage which may be moved on rails.

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Meanings

nountravelling crane (plural travelling cranes)

plural travelling cranes · alternative traveling crane

  1. A crane fixed on a carriage which may be moved on rails.

    A 7-ton overhead electric travelling crane has been installed for the lifting and movement of heavy equipment and engine parts, and to serve a wheel lathe.

    1963 January, “Modernisation at Holbeck”, in Modern Railways, page 11
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