Украинско-английский словарь - журавель

орн. crane;

краще синиця в руках, ніж журавель у небі присл. — a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush;

a sparrow in hand is worth a pheasant that flies by;a sparrow in the hand is better than the pigeon in the roof (sky).

(біля колодязя) shadoof, lifting lever at a draw-well.