Crane

Crane or Cranes may refer to any of the following:

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• A crane is a piece of industrial machinery used for hoisting and handling materials, working on tall buildings, excavation with a clam bucket or dragline, pile driving, or loading and unloading cargo/containers onto and off of ships/rail cars.
• A crane is also a bird of the family Gruidae.
• Toy Crane Machines, popular at United States supermarkets, restaurants, sports venues, etc.
• Of, or referring to, the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York.
• Stephen Crane was an American author.
• Hart Crane, an American poet.
• A British gloomy independent rock band, Cranes (band)
• In the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a Crane is any material process which dispenses with the need for a deus ex machina explanation, or 'skyhook'.
• In the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the Crane Clan is a clan of Samurai.
• Crane Fluid Systems is a leading UK manufacturer of valves, fittings and engineering products for building-services applications.
• The Crane Paper Company supplies paper for the Federal Reserve Notes, the currency of the United States.
• Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located in southern Indiana.
• Ichabod Crane, the fictional protagonist in Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
• Crane style martial arts