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gantry crane

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large crane mounted on a platform that usually runs back and forth on parallel tracks astride the work area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 門式起重機 /门式起重机 — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 龍門吊 /龙门吊 (lóngméndiào) — Translations
  • Czech: portálový jeřáb — Translations
  • Danish: portalkran — Translations
  • Dutch: portaalkraan — Translations
  • Estonian: pukk-kraana — Translations
  • Finnish: pukkinosturi — Translations
  • French: portique de manutention — Translations
  • German: Portalkran — Translations
  • German: Bockkran — Translations
  • Hungarian: portalna dizalica — Translations
  • Japanese: ガントリークレーン — Translations
  • Persian: جرثقیل دروازهای — Translations
  • Polish: suwnica — Translations
  • Russian: козловой кран (kozlovoj kran) — Translations
  • Slovak: portálový žeriav — Translations
  • Spanish: grúa pórtico — Translations
  • Swedish: portalkran — Translations
  • Ukrainian: козловий кран (kozlovyj kran) — Translations