Titan crane

Titan crane
Titan crane Ti"tan crane (Mach.) A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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