water crane
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English
Noun
water crane (plural water cranes)
- (rail transport) A kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water.
- 1946 May and June, G. A. Sekon, “L.B.S.C.R. West Coast Section—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:
- Locomotive water cranes are provided, and a water softening plant has been installed.
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- “water crane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.