Crane or cranes may refer to:
Common meanings
edit- Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird
- Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting
- Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads
People and fictional characters
edit- Crane (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
- Crane (given name), a list of people
Places
editBarbados
editUnited Kingdom
edit- River Crane, Dorset
- River Crane, London, a small river of London, branch to the Thames
United States
edit- Crane, Indiana, a town
- Crane, Missouri, a town
- Crane, Montana, a census-designated place and unincorporated community
- Crane, Oregon, a census-designated place and unincorporated community
- Crane County, Texas
- Crane, Texas, a city and the county seat
- Crane, Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Crane, Washington, an unincorporated community
- Crane Creek (disambiguation)
- Crane Estate, Ipswich, Massachusetts, consisting of:
- Crane Island (Washington), one of the San Juan Islands
- Crane Mountain, Oregon
- Camp Crane, a World War I United States Army Ambulance Service training camp located in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Businesses
edit- Crane (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London
- 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
Arts and entertainment
edit- The Crane, a 1992 short film starring Jude Law
- Crane (TV series), a British TV series starring Patrick Allen, which ran from 1963 to 1965
- Cranes (band), a British alternative rock band
- Zhuravli ("Cranes"), a famous 1969 Russian song about World War II
- Orizuru, a classic Japanese origami sculpture in the shape of a crane
Martial arts
edit- Fujian White Crane, a southern Chinese martial art
- Tibetan White Crane, a western/southern Chinese martial art
- Crane kick
Schools in the United States
edit- Crane School of Music, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, New York
- Crane Theological School, Medford, Massachusetts, a former seminary of Tufts University
- Crane High School (disambiguation)
Ships
edit- USFS Crane, a United States Bureau of Fisheries fishery patrol vessel in commission from 1928 to 1940 which also served from 1940 to 1960 in the fleet of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as US FWS Crane
- USS Crane (DD-109), a United States Navy Wickes-class destroyer in commission from 1919 to 1922 and from 1939 to 1945
- USS Crane Ship No. 1, the name from 1941 to 1955 of a United States Navy crane ship which formerly served as the battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5)
Other uses
edit- Cranē, a nymph named by Ovid, identified with the goddess Carna
- Cessna Crane, a British name for the United States built Cessna AT-17 Bobcat training aircraft
- Crane baronets, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England
- Crane Melon, an heirloom melon
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
See also
edit- Crane shot, a shot taken with a camera mounted on a crane in motion pictures
- Crane fly
- Crain (disambiguation)