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crône

French, noun/kʁon/

crône is spelled C-R-Ô-N-E (5 letters). Crône is a French feminine noun meaning “area with dense vegetation where fish retreat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Machine qui sert dans les ports pour charger et décharger les navires”.

What does crône mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininearea with dense vegetation where fish retreat

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea kind of crane in ports

noun

  1. 1

    masculinerarerare spelling of crosne

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Machine qui sert dans les ports pour charger et décharger les navires.

noun: 1. Endroit plein d'herbage et de racines où le poisson peut se cacher.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of crône

  • crônes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce crône?

  • /kʁon/
  • \kʁon\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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