crane operator

collocation in English

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crane
noun[C]
uk
/kreɪn/us
/kreɪn/
a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition ofcraneandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the canopy, acraneoperatorcontrolled t he position o f t he crane gondola, from which collections were made.
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Thecraneoperatorwould not stand for it, for one reason, if for no other.
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An employer can guard against that by having someone supervising every move of thecraneoperator, but that would be wholly impracticable.
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Let us take the example of acraneoperator.
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An experienced and reliable overheadcraneoperatorcan, for all practical purposes, be trusted not to hoist away until the slinger has completely released his hold upon the chains.
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Combining all of these resources has produced tests ofcraneoperatorproficiency that have proven to be fair, valid, effective, and legally defensible.
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Thecraneoperatoreither sits in a cab at the top of the tower or controls the crane by radio remote control from the ground.
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Here the feedstock is homogenefied by acraneoperator, who mixes and removes unsuitable waste.
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One day, acraneoperatorfailed to see him, swung a quarter-ton bucket of wet concrete into his side, and knocked him off the dam.
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The lifting hook is operated by thecraneoperatorusing electric motors to manipulate wire rope cables through a system of sheaves.
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Thecraneoperatornearly drops his container and is warned by an armed man on the ground to be careful because the contents are live.
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Apparently, there was this unspoken understanding between a particularcraneoperatorat the time and the women.
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Thecraneoperatorsets up and operates the camera crane so that the camera arrives at the right spot.
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While obtaining this second degree, he worked at night as an overheadcraneoperatorin the steel mills.
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To construct the roadbed, the peat needed to be removed, and during excavation, acraneoperatorcame across what he believed to be a tree trunk below the surface.
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The crane was seriously damaged in the incident, but thecraneoperatorwas late for work, and so not in the cab as he would otherwise have been.
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Smaller knuckleboom cranes can be used without a certifiedcraneoperatoras long as the maximum capacity is under 15,000 pounds or the maximum boom length is under 25 feet.
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It was a temping agency for crane operators, but it got wind of the fact that supply teaching was a lucrative business and decided to branch out.
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Well-trained crane operators and related tradespeoplewith independently verified knowledge and skillsmake fewer mistakes and, therefore, have fewer accidents than those with less or inferior knowledge.
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