Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobile crane

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: mo-bile crane
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crane of varying size and load capacity, usually mounted on road wheels, but sometimes on crawler tracks, which can move to wherever it is required.

Example Sentences

"A 30cwt overhead electric travelling crane works in the received traffic part of the shed and two 2 ton mobile cranes operate in the forwarded section. Outside the shed in the yard there are a 10 ton electric gantry crane and a 7½ ton mobile crane to deal with wagon-loads."

Inflected Forms

mobile cranes (plural)

Questions

What does mobile crane mean?: A crane of varying size and load capacity, usually mounted on road wheels, but sometimes on crawler tracks, which can move to wherever it is required.

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