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** ''A-frame crane'': often attached to a vehicle, a lifting and traction device that uses a cable winch, with the cable run over a sometimes-adjustable A-shaped support, to pull upwards or diagonally; the common crane on an automobile towing vehicle.
** ''Bridge crane'': also called an overhead travelling bridge crane, a lifting device supported by an overhead runway system that does not touch the work area, but whose lifting mechanism can shift in a three-dimensional operating area; work, such as components of a large assembly to be fastened together, are moved into the operating area of the crane.
** ''Gantry crane'': a lifting device whose floor-mounted supports do not move, but whose lifting mechanism can shift in a two-dimensional operating area; work, such as components of a large assembly to be fastened together, are moved into the operating area of the crane.
** ''Tower crane'': used in the construction of tall buildings and equipped with hoist mechanism for the manoeuvre of bulk construction materials.
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