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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWER CRANE

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Tower crane is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TOWER CRANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tower crane

Crane (machine)

A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy things and transporting them to other places. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of a human. Cranes are commonly employed in the transport industry for the loading and unloading of freight, in the construction industry for the movement of materials and in the manufacturing industry for the assembling of heavy equipment. The first construction cranes were invented by the Ancient Greeks and were powered by men or beasts of burden, such as donkeys. These cranes were used for the construction of tall buildings. Larger cranes were later developed, employing the use of human treadwheels, permitting the lifting of heavier weights. In the High Middle Ages, harbour cranes were introduced to load and unload ships and assist with their construction – some were built into stone towers for extra strength and stability.

Definition of tower crane in the English dictionary

The definition of tower crane in the dictionary is a rotatable cantilever jib on top of a steelwork tower used on building sites where the operator needs to command a good view of the site.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWER CRANE

towel
towel rack
towel rail
towel ring
towelette
towelhead
towelled
towelling
tower
tower block
Tower Hamlets
Tower of Babel
Tower of London
tower of strength
towered
towering
toweringly
towerless
towerlike
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WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWER CRANE

Australian crane
basilar membrane
borane
cell membrane
Coltrane
crane
deck crane
demoiselle crane
dragline crane
intermembrane
membrane
mucous membrane
Numidian crane
plasma membrane
terrane
Tourane
transmembrane
tympanic membrane
whooping crane
wrecking crane

Synonyms and antonyms of tower crane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tower crane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWER CRANE

Find out the translation of tower crane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tower crane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tower crane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塔式起重机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grúa torre
570 millions of speakers

English

tower crane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टॉवर क्रेन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رافعة برجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

башенный кран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guindaste de torre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাওয়ার কপিকল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grue à tour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kren menara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Turmdrehkran
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タワークレーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타워 크레인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menara kren
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cẩu tháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோபுரம் பாரம் தூக்கும் கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉवर क्रेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kule vinci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gru a torre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żuraw wieżowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

баштовий кран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

macara turn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οικοδομικός γερανός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toring kraan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tornkran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tårnkran
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWER CRANE»

Discover the use of tower crane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tower crane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Construction Equipment Guide
jib, the forward load-lifting jib can be balanced by a gantry-type backstay member and ropes running over the end of that member leading down to counterweights at the base or operating platform of the tower crane. All of the horizontal moving ...
David A. Day, Neal B. H. Benjamin, 1991
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How it Works: Science and Technology
An alternative is the climbing tower crane, which is built in what will be a stairwell or an elevator shaft in the finished building. As the building goes higher, extra sections are inserted into the tower, and the crane is raised along with it. Today, for ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
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Manual on Commercial Leasing in Troubled Times: Forms, ...
These agreements would also indemnify and insure property owners against any potential liability caused by the tower cranes. Finally, these agreements would dictate and govern the terms and duration of tower crane usage. A sample form of  ...
Mark T. Carroll, 2009
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Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice
The tower crane is a temporary structure, but large damage may be given to the circumference when it collapses due to the earthquake. For the stability of the tower crane, the bearing capacity of the pile foundation is very important. However ...
Michael J. Day, Ronald D. Schultz, 2010
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New Understanding Physics for Advanced Level
Consider the example of a tower crane, as shown in Fig. 3.2C. You may well have watched a tower crane in operation. Steel lattice sections form the actual tower, which supports a horizontal jib. A hoist on the jib is used to raise the load.
Jim Breithaupt, 2000
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Construction Methods and Planning
Behind the tower crane, in relation to the railway, a second tower was erected but to a lesser height, also on a static base. Between the tower crane and the second tower, a pair of wire cables were loosely installed, to allow for the normal sway ...
J.R. Illingworth, 2002
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Modern Construction Management
1 on pontoon 1 pontoon/crane 1 pile gang 6 Erect Crane No. 2 on pontoon 1 pontoon/crane 1 pile gang 14 Pile cofferdam upstream walls 1 pontoon/crane 1 pile gang 1 tower crane 14 Pile cofferdam downstream walls 1 pontoon/crane 1 pile ...
Frank Harris, Ronald McCaffer, 2013
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Construction Project Management: Theory and Practice
The use of tower crane has become synonymous with medium- to high-rise construction, be it for buildings or for bridges, dams, cooling towers, etc. Tower cranes can be fixed or can be mounted on rails. In the latter case, it is referred to as ...
Jha Kumar Neeraj, Kumar Neeraj Jha, 2011
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Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook
The second tower crane (C2) is a much shorter (100-ft), freestanding crane that serves the lower structure (commercial floors); this crane is located inside the building in openings left in the floors. The stationary concrete pump is located ...
Edward G. Nawy, 2008
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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price
BUILDING INDUSTRY PLANT HIRE COSTS MECHANICAL PLANT AND TOOLS Item of plant Size/Rating Unit Rate per hour (£) LIFTING APPLIANCES AND CONVEYORS – cont Cranes – cont Static tower crane Rates inclusive of driver ...
Davis Langdon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWER CRANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tower crane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Burrito ends standoff between man perched in tower crane and police
A homeless man claiming he just wanted “to be heard,” took up residence inside a tower crane Sunday night in San Jose, kicking off a standoff with police that ... «Equipment World Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Load Hoisted by Midtown Manhattan Crane Falls 30 Stories
An air-conditioning unit being hoisted by a crane crashed 30 stories onto ... Earlier that same year, a tower crane crashed down onto a building on East 51st ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
3
Terex launch its largest luffing jib tower crane
Terex has developed a new range of luffing jib tower cranes, which have two and half times the load moment than the previous largest Terex crane. Dubbed the ... «Australian Mining, Jul 14»
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And the cranes keep whooping, as a 270-footer rises at 250 Delaware
Completion of the 270-foot-tall red crane, which was brought here from Ohio, marks a ... Tower cranes have dominated the sky at projects in the city including ... «Buffalo News, Jun 14»
5
Terrifying (but stunning) images show Shanghai Tower cranes
One worker can be seen casually dangling his legs over the edge of a crane, ... The Tower, which was designed by a team led by Principal Architect Jun Xia, ... «The Independent, Mar 14»
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Kingston fire shows need for crane operator rescue plan
The dramatic helicopter rescue of a worker in Kingston, Ont., highlights the lack of proper protocol when it comes to fires near tower cranes, according to the ... «CBC.ca, Dec 13»
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Tower crane hits Supermarket
A tower crane has collapsed onto an Aldi supermarket in Bad Homburg, ... The crane, a Wolkffkran top slewer owned by BBL Cranes, came down around 11:30 ... «Vertikal.net, Dec 13»
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Crews Safely Lower Crane's 13000-Pound Load Stuck Above 57th …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Officials closed West 57th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues for several hours after a tower crane hoisting a load got ... «CBS Local, Oct 13»
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Tower crane climb stunt warning from police
Security has been tightened after three men climbed to the top of a tower crane and one of them hung one-handed nearly 315ft above Southampton. «BBC News, Jun 13»
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Tower crane falls on apartment building in Russia
A tower crane fell in the city of Kirov on Sunday evening. The crane fell on a nine-storeyed apartment building on Lenin Street. According to the regional ... «Pravda, May 13»

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