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English Thesaurus

1. a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	crane,
definition	:	lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	ship,
definition	:	a vessel that carries passengers or freight (noun.artifact)