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gantry crane

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gantry crane

Summary

gantry crane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gantry crane is a type of crane[2].
  • gantry crane's Commons category is recorded as Gantry cranes[3].
  • gantry crane's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as crane:type=gantry_crane[4].

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Definition and Type

gantry crane is a type of crane[2].

Why It Matters

gantry crane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (871 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q7641
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 7w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → crane
    P14541 → ['1atfaE', 'rsPeB']
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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