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What is the noun for craning?

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crane
  1. Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
  2. (US, dialect) Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
  3. A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
  4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
  5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
  6. (nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “There was a vast construction site, with crews working steam shovels and erecting the building's framework using a crane to hoist the massive beams.”
craneman
  1. (construction) A crane operator.
  2. (mining, historical) A boy employed to hoist the corves of coals on to the rolleys with the crane.
cranage
  1. The use of a crane to hoist goods.
  2. Fees paid for use of the crane.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Although the weather conditions were unpleasant, the berth was well sheltered and there was excellent access for all cranage and lorries.”
      “Mr Jefferies said people could be involved in a range of activities including engineering works, cranage, and waste removal.”
      “The company has quit the warehousing, cranage and stevedoring industry and there are now seven crane firms operating at the port.”
craneage
  1. Alternative form of cranage
craning
  1. The act of one who cranes.
cranemen
  1. plural of craneman
craneages
  1. plural of craneage
cranages
  1. plural of cranage
cranings
  1. plural of craning
cranes
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