cherry picker
noun
1
: a traveling crane equipped for holding a passenger at the end of the boom
2
: one who cherry-picks
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On Monday, workers in a cherry picker used a propane torch to slice a piece of the truss, creating a shower of orange sparks.
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Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
At least three ladder trucks with snorkel units, or cherry pickers, were pouring water on the blaze as more firefighters wielded hoses and other gear on the ground, aerial footage from CNN affiliates WDIV and WXYZ shows.
—Rob Frehse, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
The crew rigged multiple construction cranes and cherry pickers with overhead lights, with Disenhof underexposing the camera to find the perfect balance.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 June 2023
Of the three people trapped on the cherry pickers, one was rescued using a firetruck ladder while two others were hoisted off by a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Eventually, they and two neighbors were rescued from their balcony by fire rescue teams who used a cherry picker bucket.
—PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2021
Men in harness can be seen scaling the side of the Fireball to reach riders before firefighters eventually manage to deploy what appears to be a cherry picker to free them.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
Roof beams, or trusses, had collapsed at a construction site one building over from the station, trapping three construction workers in the rubble at ground level and three on cherry pickers.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
On Saturday morning, Gronowski chronicled the fire’s aftermath in a series of tweets, including photos of cherry pickers stretching to the building’s upper floors and a dog evacuated to a hotel lobby across the street – along with two cats and a gecko in a lunchbox.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
At least three ladder trucks with snorkel units, or cherry pickers, were pouring water on the blaze as more firefighters wielded hoses and other gear on the ground, aerial footage from CNN affiliates WDIV and WXYZ shows.
—Rob Frehse, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
The crew rigged multiple construction cranes and cherry pickers with overhead lights, with Disenhof underexposing the camera to find the perfect balance.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 June 2023
Of the three people trapped on the cherry pickers, one was rescued using a firetruck ladder while two others were hoisted off by a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
Eventually, they and two neighbors were rescued from their balcony by fire rescue teams who used a cherry picker bucket.
—PEOPLE.com, 24 June 2021
Men in harness can be seen scaling the side of the Fireball to reach riders before firefighters eventually manage to deploy what appears to be a cherry picker to free them.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
Roof beams, or trusses, had collapsed at a construction site one building over from the station, trapping three construction workers in the rubble at ground level and three on cherry pickers.
—Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
On Saturday morning, Gronowski chronicled the fire’s aftermath in a series of tweets, including photos of cherry pickers stretching to the building’s upper floors and a dog evacuated to a hotel lobby across the street – along with two cats and a gecko in a lunchbox.
—Celina Tebor, CNN, 18 Feb. 2023
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“Cherry picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry%20picker. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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