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Crane or cranes may refer to:
- Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird
- Thousand origami cranes, paper crane, an origami version of this bird
- Crane (machine), an industrial machinery for lifting
- Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads
- Container crane, a machine for lifting intermodal containers
People
Surname
- Crane (surname), a surname (including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname)
Given name
- Crane (musician) (born 1956), . American trumpeter and vocalist
- Crane Brinton (1898–1968), American historian
- Crane Kenney, American Major League Baseball executive
- Crane Wilbur (1886–1973), American writer, actor and director
Places
Barbados
United States
- Crane, Indiana
- Crane Army Ammunition Activity in Crane, Indiana
- Crane, Missouri
- Crane, Oregon
- Cranesville, Pennsylvania
- Crane, Texas
- Crane, Virginia
- Crane Beach, in Ipswich, Massachusetts
- Crane Island (Washington), one of the San Juan Islands
Businesses
- Crane & Co., a supplier of paper for US banknotes
- Crane Co., an American industrial products company
- Crane Bank, a commercial bank in Uganda.
- Crane Merchandising Systems, a vending machine manufacturer
- Crane Plumbing, a brand of plumbing fixtures made by American Standard Brands
- Crane-Simplex, an American car manufacturer, formerly named Crane Motor Car Company
- The Crane Group Companies, an American construction and materials company
- Manitowoc Cranes, a global manufacturer of lifting products
- Mascus, a used construction equipment sales company in South Africa
- XCMG, maker of a reliable and global brand of cranes
Arts, media and entertainment
Film
- Crane shot, a shot taken with a camera mounted on a crane in motion pictures
- The Crane (1992), a film
- The Cranes Are Flying (1957), a film
Games
- Crane Game, a "claw" type redemption arcade game
Music
- Crane School of Music, a school in Potsdam, New York, United States
- Cranes (band), a British alternative rock band
Television
- Crane (TV series), a British TV series starring Patrick Allen, which ran from 1963 to 1965
Martial arts
- Fujian White Crane, one of five animal-inspired constituent martial arts of the "Five Ancestors Fist" style
- Tibetan White Crane, a practice of Lama (martial art)
Military
- Cessna Crane, a British name for the United States built Cessna AT-17 Bobcat training aircraft
- USS Crane (DD-109), a Wickes class destroyer, named after William M. Crane
See also
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