water crane

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.

Synonyms

water column

References

“water crane”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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