crane
noun/kreɪn/
Frequency rank: #4,651 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a large machine used for lifting and moving very heavy objects
Example sentence
The construction workers operated the crane to lift the heavy steel beams into place.
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