a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a projecting arm or beam

a dockside crane

a crane driver

stretch out one's body or neck in order to see something

she craned forward to look more clearly

move (a heavy object) with a crane

the wheelhouse module is craned into position on the hull

a tall, long-legged, long-necked bird, typically with white or grey plumage and often with tail plumes and patches of bare red skin on the head. Cranes are noted for their elaborate courtship dances