<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019eb74e-24f7-745f-a0fa-22c15ee95097,g:757140a5-9728-4f3e-8595-d115df236ea7-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSHAREHOLDERSEQUITY" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSHAREHOLDERSEQUITY"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATEDSTATEMENTSOFSHAREHOLDERSEQUITY" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019f6ba1-1ae4-78e1-8178-a39a1068249b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019f6ba1-1ae4-7e51-a3bd-ecd4b62b5edd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019f6ba1-1ae4-78e1-8178-a39a1068249b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019f6ba1-1ae4-7e51-a3bd-ecd4b62b5edd" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_019f6ba1-1ae4-7e51-a3bd-ecd4b62b5edd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d2-b1ce-27adfb162f5c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019f6ba1-1ae4-7b17-a19a-9648e2ac73b6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d2-b1ce-27adfb162f5c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d2-b1ce-27adfb162f5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-7250-b19b-2ad829312a9b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-7250-b19b-2ad829312a9b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d1-bddc-09b4b7116179" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d1-bddc-09b4b7116179" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-78e8-9ba8-d96004d7bd5f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-78e8-9ba8-d96004d7bd5f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-7f47-8508-e92002bb8c3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-7f47-8508-e92002bb8c3c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-756a-bc62-aafb3f53b3cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-756a-bc62-aafb3f53b3cf" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-72a0-b8f1-06b06d5ba7a7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-793a-8e33-26547d1d458d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-72a0-b8f1-06b06d5ba7a7" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-707b-9231-a5d56bbf9f9d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019f6ba1-1ae4-72d2-b1ce-27adfb162f5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember_019f6ba1-1ae4-707b-9231-a5d56bbf9f9d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_019f6ba1-1ae4-78e1-8178-a39a1068249b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019f6ba1-1ae4-718f-bf52-cc24465d8c63" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019f6ba1-1ae4-718f-bf52-cc24465d8c63" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019f6ba1-1ae4-7625-8bbc-2afe29595e09" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019f6ba1-1ae4-7625-8bbc-2afe29595e09" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-79fe-b0e1-3562a5150c9c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-79fe-b0e1-3562a5150c9c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent_019f6be0-ff41-7f7d-95f6-42ae0df3a423" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxParent_019f6be0-ff41-7f7d-95f6-42ae0df3a423" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019f6be0-ff41-7079-ae74-e7b8a7ab6987" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019f6be0-ff41-7079-ae74-e7b8a7ab6987" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-7308-921b-290aca76b4e2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-7308-921b-290aca76b4e2" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-7bd5-966d-9ce3ccf26124" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax_019f6ba1-1ae4-7bd5-966d-9ce3ccf26124" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_019f6ba1-1ae4-7ef5-9d94-21e47ba93cf2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_019f6ba1-1ae4-7ef5-9d94-21e47ba93cf2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_019f6ba1-1ae4-723d-9680-0205c4316a7a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_019f6ba1-1ae4-723d-9680-0205c4316a7a" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019f6ba1-1ae4-733e-9e9b-b7b4fec03c3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_019f6ba1-1ae4-7116-8c07-377f414f28fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures_019f6ba1-1ae4-733e-9e9b-b7b4fec03c3c" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_019f6ba1-1ae4-76c4-bcc4-e3e29ede5662" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DescriptionofBusinessDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DescriptionofBusinessDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019eb74e-2634-76f2-911b-8ce26d9c0bba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-759e-8e8d-463774fbbf20" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019eb74e-2634-76f2-911b-8ce26d9c0bba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-759e-8e8d-463774fbbf20" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-759e-8e8d-463774fbbf20" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019eb74e-2634-7687-85f3-576b7480d420" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019eb74e-2634-70b7-8233-ae228326f27f" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019eb74e-2634-7687-85f3-576b7480d420" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_019eb74e-2634-77eb-a611-7a5032b96614" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2026/country-2026.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019eb74e-2634-7687-85f3-576b7480d420" xlink:to="loc_country_US_019eb74e-2634-77eb-a611-7a5032b96614" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-759e-8e8d-463774fbbf20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019eb74e-2634-7fcd-ada4-78eb6fce211b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis_019eb74e-2634-79f3-a130-b3256ba07fae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019eb74e-2634-7fcd-ada4-78eb6fce211b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember_019eb74e-2634-7fae-ac63-5e55687654d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskBenchmarkDomain_019eb74e-2634-7fcd-ada4-78eb6fce211b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerMember_019eb74e-2634-7fae-ac63-5e55687654d5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-759e-8e8d-463774fbbf20" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7955-89bd-3f5cca94d2fe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-75bb-bc83-ee9c6077b782" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7955-89bd-3f5cca94d2fe" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019eb74e-2634-7f3a-b38f-0118d953ddf7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7955-89bd-3f5cca94d2fe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember_019eb74e-2634-7f3a-b38f-0118d953ddf7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019eb74e-2634-7169-a95f-ea66d61c5ba5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskLineItems_019eb74e-2634-76f2-911b-8ce26d9c0bba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1_019eb74e-2634-7169-a95f-ea66d61c5ba5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7917-9bfd-c2e428239fc9" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7917-9bfd-c2e428239fc9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a7a-ae93-7e8ca341233c" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a7a-ae93-7e8ca341233c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bb0-8458-a16dcd931bf4" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CDRMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bb0-8458-a16dcd931bf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f3d-a8c7-51f84a5e072f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f3d-a8c7-51f84a5e072f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f6bd6-3fb2-78e8-be1a-f8f0e38f6621" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f6bd6-3fb2-78e8-be1a-f8f0e38f6621" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7b14-a113-4a9870677ce1" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7b14-a113-4a9870677ce1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-77eb-8a5f-ac47aadea1d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-77eb-8a5f-ac47aadea1d0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-75f0-a713-154660469bf2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-75f0-a713-154660469bf2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c6b-806b-34b7da58e818" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c6b-806b-34b7da58e818" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7307-ac57-fef220e8389f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7307-ac57-fef220e8389f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7984-a60f-92087c40a9fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7984-a60f-92087c40a9fc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7933-a87a-762c874f831d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7933-a87a-762c874f831d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-72f5-91d0-5ff61d326366" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-72f5-91d0-5ff61d326366" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-728b-9e82-2d015ce170a6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TradeNamesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-728b-9e82-2d015ce170a6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-775f-8ce7-43c115568e4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-775f-8ce7-43c115568e4e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-73ea-b1e2-718aa5c7c62b" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:to="loc_cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-73ea-b1e2-718aa5c7c62b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RestofProductsMember_019f6bda-5602-7665-b257-ba36a5b26bb1" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RestofProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RestofProductsMember_019f6bda-5602-7665-b257-ba36a5b26bb1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bd8-a675-f6b7a5b6b942" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bd8-a675-f6b7a5b6b942" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c24-b6a3-417add2618b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c24-b6a3-417add2618b7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a8c-8ff5-10b17606c93f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a8c-8ff5-10b17606c93f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates_019f6bd6-3fb2-70ea-9d5d-8b4928a7c258" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates_019f6bd6-3fb2-70ea-9d5d-8b4928a7c258" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-789b-95d4-66ad076904a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-789b-95d4-66ad076904a8" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a83-93cd-f690f2152b9e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a83-93cd-f690f2152b9e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e7a-a9c6-db744b94478b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e7a-a9c6-db744b94478b" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f2a-8887-fe4a41b29cf7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f2a-8887-fe4a41b29cf7" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f6bd6-3fb2-7df2-8a2b-72494f0ac111" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f6bd6-3fb2-7df2-8a2b-72494f0ac111" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-762b-a730-9853e99587f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-762b-a730-9853e99587f8" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bd6-3fb2-7dd0-b4b1-9685e39c9dba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bd6-3fb2-7dd0-b4b1-9685e39c9dba" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f6bd6-3fb2-737b-aaf6-310865dcdf25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f6bd6-3fb2-737b-aaf6-310865dcdf25" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d20-830c-739e765f5269" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d20-830c-739e765f5269" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bd6-3fb2-7396-ac97-e4be98315ddc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bd6-3fb2-7396-ac97-e4be98315ddc" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_019f6be3-4b64-7627-89fc-89babd836cf3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_019f6be3-4b64-7627-89fc-89babd836cf3" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6be4-efb3-7d4d-9235-13acc2bc3b5b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6be4-efb3-7d4d-9235-13acc2bc3b5b" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-723b-a120-cc53eda7cb88" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-723b-a120-cc53eda7cb88" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1_019f6bd6-3fb2-77d1-a71b-b47b960be24f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1_019f6bd6-3fb2-77d1-a71b-b47b960be24f" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_019f6bd6-3fb2-709e-af86-97f99cf318bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_019f6bd6-3fb2-709e-af86-97f99cf318bb" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-7a7b-866a-10ef8044422b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-7a7b-866a-10ef8044422b" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-703b-bfc1-98c13781f4c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-703b-bfc1-98c13781f4c0" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1_019f6bda-5602-75ef-879a-75319d62ec18" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1_019f6bda-5602-75ef-879a-75319d62ec18" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness_019f933a-04b8-76c3-9b3f-12bb1541dca6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness_019f933a-04b8-76c3-9b3f-12bb1541dca6" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresNarrativeDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e13-a1e4-d21a2bb1abca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7917-9bfd-c2e428239fc9" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-77cf-ba2d-774f8c835727" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7917-9bfd-c2e428239fc9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76af-bc0e-a686b3a0ded3" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a7a-ae93-7e8ca341233c" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyLimitedMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a7a-ae93-7e8ca341233c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bb0-8458-a16dcd931bf4" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CDRMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-762e-91ed-e7360fee8aa3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bb0-8458-a16dcd931bf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-76bf-ad29-7bafe27b367f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f6bd6-3fb2-78e8-be1a-f8f0e38f6621" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f6bd6-3fb2-78e8-be1a-f8f0e38f6621" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7b14-a113-4a9870677ce1" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7ad7-a49e-82656a4b12cd" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7b14-a113-4a9870677ce1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fe3-8c8b-0f4bfa884f5d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-77eb-8a5f-ac47aadea1d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-77eb-8a5f-ac47aadea1d0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-75f0-a713-154660469bf2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7cd5-b0af-a6d213e6e246" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-75f0-a713-154660469bf2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-744e-9951-e4de23841efc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c6b-806b-34b7da58e818" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c6b-806b-34b7da58e818" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7307-ac57-fef220e8389f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7fac-bb27-743478cfd559" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7307-ac57-fef220e8389f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c91-b980-618b197d58f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7984-a60f-92087c40a9fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7056-a562-009ca25291f7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7984-a60f-92087c40a9fc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019f6bd6-3fb2-7efc-80fa-28d66add50d6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7933-a87a-762c874f831d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-7933-a87a-762c874f831d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-72f5-91d0-5ff61d326366" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ChannelPartnerRelationshipsMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-72f5-91d0-5ff61d326366" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-728b-9e82-2d015ce170a6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TradeNamesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d28-8bec-35b58954d768" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TradeNamesMember_019f6bd6-3fb2-728b-9e82-2d015ce170a6" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis_019f6bda-5602-7875-a5ca-c16010e6965a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-775f-8ce7-43c115568e4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationDomain_019f6bda-5602-7ee1-971b-e8c12fd73f30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupDisposedOfBySaleNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-775f-8ce7-43c115568e4e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis_019f6bda-5602-76d8-b313-65eac274b1ab" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-73ea-b1e2-718aa5c7c62b" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsNameDomain_019f6bda-5602-748a-a081-461fcd5dc049" xlink:to="loc_cmco_U.SPowerChainHoistAndChainManufacturingOperationsMember_019f6bda-5602-73ea-b1e2-718aa5c7c62b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c45-b0ac-d4885473f41f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitAxis_019f6bda-5602-71e4-99e9-c3c18098acbe" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RestofProductsMember_019f6bda-5602-7665-b257-ba36a5b26bb1" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RestofProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReportingUnitDomain_019f6bda-5602-7fb1-8c27-25162400538a" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RestofProductsMember_019f6bda-5602-7665-b257-ba36a5b26bb1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bd8-a675-f6b7a5b6b942" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired_019f6bd6-3fb2-7bd8-a675-f6b7a5b6b942" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c24-b6a3-417add2618b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1_019f6bd6-3fb2-7c24-b6a3-417add2618b7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a8c-8ff5-10b17606c93f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityNumberOfEmployees_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a8c-8ff5-10b17606c93f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates_019f6bd6-3fb2-70ea-9d5d-8b4928a7c258" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates_019f6bd6-3fb2-70ea-9d5d-8b4928a7c258" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-789b-95d4-66ad076904a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationRevenueOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-789b-95d4-66ad076904a8" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a83-93cd-f690f2152b9e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProFormaInformationEarningsOrLossOfAcquireeSinceAcquisitionDateActual_019f6bd6-3fb2-7a83-93cd-f690f2152b9e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e7a-a9c6-db744b94478b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f6bd6-3fb2-7e7a-a9c6-db744b94478b" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f2a-8887-fe4a41b29cf7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_019f6bd6-3fb2-7f2a-8887-fe4a41b29cf7" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f6bd6-3fb2-7df2-8a2b-72494f0ac111" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f6bd6-3fb2-7df2-8a2b-72494f0ac111" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-762b-a730-9853e99587f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-762b-a730-9853e99587f8" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bd6-3fb2-7dd0-b4b1-9685e39c9dba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bd6-3fb2-7dd0-b4b1-9685e39c9dba" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f6bd6-3fb2-737b-aaf6-310865dcdf25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f6bd6-3fb2-737b-aaf6-310865dcdf25" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d20-830c-739e765f5269" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bd6-3fb2-7d20-830c-739e765f5269" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bd6-3fb2-7396-ac97-e4be98315ddc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bd6-3fb2-7396-ac97-e4be98315ddc" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_019f6be3-4b64-7627-89fc-89babd836cf3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments_019f6be3-4b64-7627-89fc-89babd836cf3" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6be4-efb3-7d4d-9235-13acc2bc3b5b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6be4-efb3-7d4d-9235-13acc2bc3b5b" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-723b-a120-cc53eda7cb88" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bd6-3fb2-723b-a120-cc53eda7cb88" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1_019f6bd6-3fb2-77d1-a71b-b47b960be24f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1_019f6bd6-3fb2-77d1-a71b-b47b960be24f" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_019f6bd6-3fb2-709e-af86-97f99cf318bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife_019f6bd6-3fb2-709e-af86-97f99cf318bb" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-7a7b-866a-10ef8044422b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-7a7b-866a-10ef8044422b" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-703b-bfc1-98c13781f4c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation_019f6bda-5602-703b-bfc1-98c13781f4c0" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1_019f6bda-5602-75ef-879a-75319d62ec18" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1_019f6bda-5602-75ef-879a-75319d62ec18" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness_019f933a-04b8-76c3-9b3f-12bb1541dca6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bd6-3fb2-7770-a861-c3a8dd3c9e13" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness_019f933a-04b8-76c3-9b3f-12bb1541dca6" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresScheduleofPurchaseConsiderationtotheAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#AcquisitionsDivestituresScheduleofPurchaseConsiderationtotheAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/AcquisitionsDivestituresScheduleofPurchaseConsiderationtotheAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bdf-504d-7131-8619-11cf98ddcdd6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bdf-504d-7131-8619-11cf98ddcdd6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfBusinessAcquisitionsByAcquisitionTable_019f6bdf-504d-7131-8619-11cf98ddcdd6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bdf-504d-7ec3-8636-44c7594eb512" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f6bdf-504d-7e07-bb8f-7fa19d388273" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bdf-504d-7ec3-8636-44c7594eb512" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bdf-504d-7d6c-ae9f-b11887962c5a" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f6bdf-504d-7ec3-8636-44c7594eb512" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bdf-504d-7d6c-ae9f-b11887962c5a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents_019f6bdf-504e-7c21-a24e-b07c0554b43e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents_019f6bdf-504e-7c21-a24e-b07c0554b43e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_BusinessCombinationRecognizedAssetAcquiredWorkingCapital_019f6bdf-504e-7363-b950-051145d95139" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_BusinessCombinationRecognizedAssetAcquiredWorkingCapital"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_cmco_BusinessCombinationRecognizedAssetAcquiredWorkingCapital_019f6bdf-504e-7363-b950-051145d95139" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019f6bdf-504e-77b4-8731-320f5975ac14" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment_019f6bdf-504e-77b4-8731-320f5975ac14" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles_019f6bdf-504e-78b5-99fc-2403b5032b4b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles_019f6bdf-504e-78b5-99fc-2403b5032b4b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther_019f6bdf-504e-72a1-8ff8-efb4c07cfbe1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther_019f6bdf-504e-72a1-8ff8-efb4c07cfbe1" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther_019f6bdf-504e-7d50-9b8e-ff136977a726" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther_019f6bdf-504e-7d50-9b8e-ff136977a726" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6bdf-504e-7e89-b47a-d6f9ea4ed6da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019f6bdf-504e-7e89-b47a-d6f9ea4ed6da" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet_019f6bdf-504e-7c3c-9aa9-e360e509a4d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionLineItems_019f6bdf-504e-7d1e-95a0-628fda3f0469" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet_019f6bdf-504e-7c3c-9aa9-e360e509a4d5" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2634-7e04-b782-b36871b2e75a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2634-7e04-b782-b36871b2e75a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2634-7bff-80d1-ea193a83644c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2634-7bff-80d1-ea193a83644c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionStartDateAxis_019eb74e-2634-7db2-a45a-a8dcd3cd798e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionStartDateAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionStartDateAxis_019eb74e-2634-7db2-a45a-a8dcd3cd798e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_StandardProductContractTerms_019eb74e-2634-781e-9a64-908d2f8d61cb" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_StandardProductContractTerms"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_StandardProductContractTerms_019eb74e-2634-781e-9a64-908d2f8d61cb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard_019eb74e-2634-7474-afe9-014e00ca1153" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard_019eb74e-2634-7474-afe9-014e00ca1153" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration_019eb74e-2634-725b-a50e-822ad5b873a8" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration_019eb74e-2634-725b-a50e-822ad5b873a8" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-7afc-9451-1968abb00384" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-7afc-9451-1968abb00384" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-78e1-b14e-e103db34743b" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-78e1-b14e-e103db34743b" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent_019eb74e-2634-754f-800e-013bc3961277" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent_019eb74e-2634-754f-800e-013bc3961277" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation_019eb74e-2634-7228-bc3a-070bececae47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation_019eb74e-2634-7228-bc3a-070bececae47" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage_019eb74e-2634-76d7-b9e0-bc73dd0caa7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage_019eb74e-2634-76d7-b9e0-bc73dd0caa7d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1_019eb74e-2634-7b02-b979-e8b71f521242" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1_019eb74e-2634-7b02-b979-e8b71f521242" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesNarrativeDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7d9c-bd2d-407452aaa94a" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2634-738c-b6a4-9d701bf4ba93" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2634-7e04-b782-b36871b2e75a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2634-7e04-b782-b36871b2e75a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2634-7bff-80d1-ea193a83644c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2634-79f5-9a73-3c002a7cfdbf" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2634-7bff-80d1-ea193a83644c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_StandardProductContractTerms_019eb74e-2634-781e-9a64-908d2f8d61cb" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_StandardProductContractTerms"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_StandardProductContractTerms_019eb74e-2634-781e-9a64-908d2f8d61cb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard_019eb74e-2634-7474-afe9-014e00ca1153" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDurationStandard_019eb74e-2634-7474-afe9-014e00ca1153" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration_019eb74e-2634-725b-a50e-822ad5b873a8" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CustomEngineeredProductsAndServicesContractDuration_019eb74e-2634-725b-a50e-822ad5b873a8" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-7afc-9451-1968abb00384" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationStandardWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-7afc-9451-1968abb00384" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-78e1-b14e-e103db34743b" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RevenuePerformanceObligationCustomWarrantyPeriod_019eb74e-2634-78e1-b14e-e103db34743b" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent_019eb74e-2634-754f-800e-013bc3961277" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerAssetNetCurrent_019eb74e-2634-754f-800e-013bc3961277" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation_019eb74e-2634-7228-bc3a-070bececae47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation_019eb74e-2634-7228-bc3a-070bececae47" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage_019eb74e-2634-76d7-b9e0-bc73dd0caa7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationPercentage_019eb74e-2634-76d7-b9e0-bc73dd0caa7d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1_019eb74e-2634-7b02-b979-e8b71f521242" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72de-be32-1d871a2fa724" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligationExpectedTimingOfSatisfactionPeriod1_019eb74e-2634-7b02-b979-e8b71f521242" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesScheduleofDisaggregationofRevenueDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#RevenueReceivablesScheduleofDisaggregationofRevenueDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesScheduleofDisaggregationofRevenueDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-78e7-b98d-0eb8044158ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7600-82e0-2a1e661df8aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-78e7-b98d-0eb8044158ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7600-82e0-2a1e661df8aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTable_019eb74e-2634-7600-82e0-2a1e661df8aa" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_019eb74e-2634-7866-9920-c07752a5494f" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_IndustrialProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7498-b279-d1434af1bfb5" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_IndustrialProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:to="loc_cmco_IndustrialProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7498-b279-d1434af1bfb5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CraneSolutionsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d88-9429-2b00c24d4b00" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CraneSolutionsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CraneSolutionsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d88-9429-2b00c24d4b00" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_PrecisionConveyorProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d00-97af-ec59fa39a543" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_PrecisionConveyorProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:to="loc_cmco_PrecisionConveyorProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d00-97af-ec59fa39a543" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_EngineeredProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7eb9-8111-fb834b6f9c49" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_EngineeredProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:to="loc_cmco_EngineeredProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-7eb9-8111-fb834b6f9c49" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_AllOtherMember_019eb74e-2634-7d06-ad92-b37aec049fc2" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_AllOtherMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7686-a52b-5b513d045683" xlink:to="loc_cmco_AllOtherMember_019eb74e-2634-7d06-ad92-b37aec049fc2" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019eb74e-2634-7cbc-8ca1-846d5866108a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-78e7-b98d-0eb8044158ae" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019eb74e-2634-7cbc-8ca1-846d5866108a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesScheduleofBalanceandRelatedActivityforAllowanceforCreditLossesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#RevenueReceivablesScheduleofBalanceandRelatedActivityforAllowanceforCreditLossesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/RevenueReceivablesScheduleofBalanceandRelatedActivityforAllowanceforCreditLossesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7fc5-8e9f-9eaa9a319103" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureTable_019eb74e-2634-72b9-8bbd-5f8d481bc585" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7fc5-8e9f-9eaa9a319103" xlink:to="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureTable_019eb74e-2634-72b9-8bbd-5f8d481bc585" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureTable_019eb74e-2634-72b9-8bbd-5f8d481bc585" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7cec-bb99-ff49c86a3be7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis_019eb74e-2634-7ebf-ae83-f2f30c0f1fd3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7cec-bb99-ff49c86a3be7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllowanceForCreditLossMember_019eb74e-2634-7c4f-8b90-c03d905abe24" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForCreditLossMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDomain_019eb74e-2634-7cec-bb99-ff49c86a3be7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllowanceForCreditLossMember_019eb74e-2634-7c4f-8b90-c03d905abe24" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7fc5-8e9f-9eaa9a319103" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulOtherReceivablesCurrent_019eb74e-2634-75e7-bb0d-fd889758a9df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulOtherReceivablesCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulOtherReceivablesCurrent_019eb74e-2634-75e7-bb0d-fd889758a9df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense_019eb74e-2634-713b-952c-881eab8e7d8d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense_019eb74e-2634-713b-952c-881eab8e7d8d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions_019eb74e-2634-7e5e-aa1d-b65f0a06eae4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions_019eb74e-2634-7e5e-aa1d-b65f0a06eae4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts_019eb74e-2634-7216-aee4-c31c52b54404" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_MovementInValuationAllowancesAndReservesRollForward_019eb74e-2634-79dc-9ada-c47d762b4d66" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToOtherAccounts_019eb74e-2634-7216-aee4-c31c52b54404" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulOtherReceivablesCurrent_019eb74e-2634-7225-bffc-0dee2e7c756d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulOtherReceivablesCurrent"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesMeasuredorDisclosedatFairValueDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesMeasuredorDisclosedatFairValueDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsScheduleofFinancialAssetsandLiabilitiesMeasuredorDisclosedatFairValueDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-7cc3-8e9b-1c1f9a2ebb11" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-7cc3-8e9b-1c1f9a2ebb11" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-7cc3-8e9b-1c1f9a2ebb11" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-783f-a60e-b40a9e4a12f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis_019eb74e-2634-7fcc-b01f-6f1ea8a5f067" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-783f-a60e-b40a9e4a12f6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_019eb74e-2634-7d8c-ab8a-4ead1f8a2559" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-783f-a60e-b40a9e4a12f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member_019eb74e-2634-7d8c-ab8a-4ead1f8a2559" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019eb74e-2634-7a3b-96fe-f0b12ed4ddb7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-783f-a60e-b40a9e4a12f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member_019eb74e-2634-7a3b-96fe-f0b12ed4ddb7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019eb74e-2634-77bc-b6e8-d53a84aa8fd7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsFairValueHierarchyDomain_019eb74e-2634-783f-a60e-b40a9e4a12f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member_019eb74e-2634-77bc-b6e8-d53a84aa8fd7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-7cc3-8e9b-1c1f9a2ebb11" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7252-a426-625be460c4df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e0c-a6bc-2f872b684564" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7252-a426-625be460c4df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7478-bb4d-772afcb6c1a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7252-a426-625be460c4df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7478-bb4d-772afcb6c1a9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7433-99de-dc0536c4e765" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7252-a426-625be460c4df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7433-99de-dc0536c4e765" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7726-9166-0fc7e4c5fd25" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7252-a426-625be460c4df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7726-9166-0fc7e4c5fd25" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-7cc3-8e9b-1c1f9a2ebb11" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-765c-80ee-1ed21c62ec19" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-7e29-bbe3-d3dae4eb37fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-765c-80ee-1ed21c62ec19" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBMember_019eb74e-2634-773c-b298-77543b21a846" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026TermLoanBMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-765c-80ee-1ed21c62ec19" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBMember_019eb74e-2634-773c-b298-77543b21a846" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_SeniorSecuredNotesMember_019f6bd7-d500-7a25-85c7-a119080874aa" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_SeniorSecuredNotesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-765c-80ee-1ed21c62ec19" xlink:to="loc_cmco_SeniorSecuredNotesMember_019f6bd7-d500-7a25-85c7-a119080874aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember_019eb74e-2634-7baa-b314-0f7e34c21d4b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-765c-80ee-1ed21c62ec19" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember_019eb74e-2634-7baa-b314-0f7e34c21d4b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent_019eb74e-2634-7568-95c0-e73f593e2fc3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent_019eb74e-2634-7568-95c0-e73f593e2fc3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesRelatedToInvestmentContractsFairValueDisclosure_019eb74e-2634-7284-a57d-f30e367e5da2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesRelatedToInvestmentContractsFairValueDisclosure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesRelatedToInvestmentContractsFairValueDisclosure_019eb74e-2634-7284-a57d-f30e367e5da2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlanWithProjectedBenefitObligationInExcessOfPlanAssetsPlanAssets_019eb74e-2634-7418-8fa3-63870bf735bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlanWithProjectedBenefitObligationInExcessOfPlanAssetsPlanAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlanWithProjectedBenefitObligationInExcessOfPlanAssetsPlanAssets_019eb74e-2634-7418-8fa3-63870bf735bd" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet_019eb74e-2634-7060-b747-cea04d0783e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsLiabilitiesAtFairValueNet_019eb74e-2634-7060-b747-cea04d0783e3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_019eb74e-2634-7181-b141-51decf4ac801" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7a9c-a86d-ebd228cecd6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_019eb74e-2634-7181-b141-51decf4ac801" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#FairValueMeasurementsNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/FairValueMeasurementsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7211-9d1f-81eb4f2cbeb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-765f-ab78-616fde6141ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7211-9d1f-81eb4f2cbeb2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-765f-ab78-616fde6141ac" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueByBalanceSheetGroupingTable_019eb74e-2634-765f-ab78-616fde6141ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-767d-b522-afcf14e552bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_019eb74e-2634-767f-87d2-73f54cd65b2d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-767d-b522-afcf14e552bf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember_019eb74e-2634-7060-bedf-45e41f05355d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_TransfersAndServicingOfFinancialInstrumentsTypesOfFinancialInstrumentsDomain_019eb74e-2634-767d-b522-afcf14e552bf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesSecuritizedLoansAndReceivablesMember_019eb74e-2634-7060-bedf-45e41f05355d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_019eb74e-2634-7d4c-ad1c-2ec6f78eb025" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValueBalanceSheetGroupingFinancialStatementCaptionsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7211-9d1f-81eb4f2cbeb2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_019eb74e-2634-7d4c-ad1c-2ec6f78eb025" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/InventoriesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#InventoriesNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/InventoriesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7f67-93d6-88bca8d4e1f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_019eb74e-2634-7ddd-aeb4-d898a8a6e9cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7f67-93d6-88bca8d4e1f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_019eb74e-2634-7ddd-aeb4-d898a8a6e9cf" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_019eb74e-2634-7ddd-aeb4-d898a8a6e9cf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7ecf-a78f-4b1b26dac70a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019eb74e-2634-7c51-aacc-88c08c51523e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7ecf-a78f-4b1b26dac70a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f7ecc-4643-7613-824f-a77d56dfcbc2" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7ecf-a78f-4b1b26dac70a" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f7ecc-4643-7613-824f-a77d56dfcbc2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f7ecc-4643-7411-8c81-39e1e66aac5d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7f67-93d6-88bca8d4e1f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessCombinationProvisionalInformationInitialAccountingIncompleteAdjustmentInventory_019f7ecc-4643-7411-8c81-39e1e66aac5d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/MarketableSecuritiesandOtherInvestmentsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#MarketableSecuritiesandOtherInvestmentsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/MarketableSecuritiesandOtherInvestmentsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable_019f6bf1-504d-7003-a10c-1624da06faee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable_019f6bf1-504d-7003-a10c-1624da06faee" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable_019f6bf1-504d-7003-a10c-1624da06faee" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7559-98c6-c65129435b3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_019f6bf1-504d-7fa8-ae83-9795af9120d2" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7559-98c6-c65129435b3c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_EMCMember_019f6bf1-504d-7118-8067-996b52087202" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_EMCMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7559-98c6-c65129435b3c" xlink:to="loc_cmco_EMCMember_019f6bf1-504d-7118-8067-996b52087202" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable_019f6bf1-504d-7003-a10c-1624da06faee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7879-97ce-c0243dd3b0aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis_019f6bf1-504d-77e7-bb2a-db5e2a2f16fa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7879-97ce-c0243dd3b0aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_EMCMember_019f6bf1-504d-79b1-92a8-a10602d4d1bd" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_EMCMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7879-97ce-c0243dd3b0aa" xlink:to="loc_cmco_EMCMember_019f6bf1-504d-79b1-92a8-a10602d4d1bd" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsTable_019f6bf1-504d-7003-a10c-1624da06faee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7d2c-b999-4203e1af79be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_019f6bf1-504d-78e8-8160-9f7ee5ef2e37" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7d2c-b999-4203e1af79be" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyMember_019f6bf1-504d-71df-99e1-2ebb448ec630" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RelatedPartyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyDomain_019f6bf1-504d-7d2c-b999-4203e1af79be" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RelatedPartyMember_019f6bf1-504d-71df-99e1-2ebb448ec630" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments_019f6bf1-504d-7928-817a-42435111f920" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestments_019f6bf1-504d-7928-817a-42435111f920" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments_019f6bf1-504d-7377-bca1-426064637b50" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments_019f6bf1-504d-7377-bca1-426064637b50" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_019f6bf1-504d-7e86-97d2-ada78bf1b492" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_019f6bf1-504d-7e86-97d2-ada78bf1b492" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_019f6bf1-504d-76af-ab5f-be806184cd2b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_019f6bf1-504d-76af-ab5f-be806184cd2b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet_019f6bf1-504d-7cdc-88fa-677c49abe85a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet_019f6bf1-504d-7cdc-88fa-677c49abe85a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_019f6bf1-504d-7ced-8ffc-55d6424d548b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_019f6bf1-504d-7ced-8ffc-55d6424d548b" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019f6bf1-504d-7d2d-92b2-de6febd7ac10" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGainLossOnInvestmentsIncludingMarketableSecuritiesAndInvestmentsHeldAtCostIncomeStatementReportedAmountsSummaryLineItems_019f6bf1-504d-7079-b46b-3439cbebb6e7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_019f6bf1-504d-7d2d-92b2-de6febd7ac10" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_019eb74e-2634-7a70-ba3b-c12e07547ed2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_019eb74e-2634-7a70-ba3b-c12e07547ed2" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_019eb74e-2634-7a70-ba3b-c12e07547ed2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_019eb74e-2634-7195-9324-336acaf065a9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_DuffNortonGroupMember_019eb74e-2634-7e71-a3c1-64a6a1b14c60" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_DuffNortonGroupMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:to="loc_cmco_DuffNortonGroupMember_019eb74e-2634-7e71-a3c1-64a6a1b14c60" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_RestOfProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-73a3-9568-e1a6932af625" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_RestOfProductsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:to="loc_cmco_RestOfProductsMember_019eb74e-2634-73a3-9568-e1a6932af625" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_PrecisionConveyanceMember_019eb74e-2634-73fe-bade-90d4b0a18cd4" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_PrecisionConveyanceMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:to="loc_cmco_PrecisionConveyanceMember_019eb74e-2634-73fe-bade-90d4b0a18cd4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bda-16cc-70ec-a416-6a3f570db04d" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_019eb74e-2634-75a4-b31a-c9da4d98c648" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f6bda-16cc-70ec-a416-6a3f570db04d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGoodwillTable_019eb74e-2634-7a70-ba3b-c12e07547ed2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-71ae-b4c8-6afcdc3bd8d7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019eb74e-2634-792d-97a3-e4648fb971e5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019eb74e-2634-792d-97a3-e4648fb971e5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019eb74e-2634-7289-9d53-6815357cd440" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019eb74e-2634-7289-9d53-6815357cd440" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember_019faee9-4a29-7030-9846-d768dd79b7e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember_019faee9-4a29-7030-9846-d768dd79b7e7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d6c-a11d-3dabfa0f21c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-704a-9419-9de9e7bd27ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019eb74e-2634-7d6c-a11d-3dabfa0f21c3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits_019eb74e-2634-7c58-bc37-b3cdb91279b1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportingUnits_019eb74e-2634-7c58-bc37-b3cdb91279b1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019eb74e-2634-7a10-88bb-6e7d96e0de6c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_019eb74e-2634-7a10-88bb-6e7d96e0de6c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss_019eb74e-2634-78c9-aed7-fb4d162a3fcc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss_019eb74e-2634-78c9-aed7-fb4d162a3fcc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife_019eb74e-2634-7211-89a3-40b2a4bd3945" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetUsefulLife_019eb74e-2634-7211-89a3-40b2a4bd3945" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets_019eb74e-2634-70cd-824b-1cc7c406e6ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets_019eb74e-2634-70cd-824b-1cc7c406e6ba" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths_019eb74e-2634-793e-9834-44e2307a912f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths_019eb74e-2634-793e-9834-44e2307a912f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo_019eb74e-2634-74e5-ac45-ff5f419bf5f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo_019eb74e-2634-74e5-ac45-ff5f419bf5f5" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree_019eb74e-2634-7f44-96ef-3d1c990aa120" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree_019eb74e-2634-7f44-96ef-3d1c990aa120" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour_019eb74e-2634-7191-b1d5-8ad9587db6fd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour_019eb74e-2634-7191-b1d5-8ad9587db6fd" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive_019eb74e-2634-7946-b581-726aba85a576" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GoodwillLineItems_019eb74e-2634-72aa-9208-7a043dc5aed7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive_019eb74e-2634-7946-b581-726aba85a576" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsScheduleofIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsScheduleofIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/GoodwillandIntangibleAssetsScheduleofIdentifiableIntangibleAssetsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019eb74e-2634-7d37-828c-457ac4a2e84c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019eb74e-2634-7d37-828c-457ac4a2e84c" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTable_019eb74e-2634-7d37-828c-457ac4a2e84c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis_019eb74e-2634-78bc-88cc-17d4bfd6692c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019eb74e-2634-7e10-a5d1-faee9e401a51" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TrademarksMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TrademarksMember_019eb74e-2634-7e10-a5d1-faee9e401a51" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019eb74e-2634-788f-9914-d58b104a908d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CustomerRelationshipsMember_019eb74e-2634-788f-9914-d58b104a908d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember_019faee8-dc1e-719a-b446-08fef60e4367" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SoftwarePurchasedMember_019faee8-dc1e-719a-b446-08fef60e4367" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019eb74e-2634-756b-b961-4e8ef385644d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_019eb74e-2634-74ce-b5d2-852bdf2c7071" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember_019eb74e-2634-756b-b961-4e8ef385644d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_019eb74e-2634-76b7-a50f-f7b07a89a830" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross_019eb74e-2634-76b7-a50f-f7b07a89a830" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_019eb74e-2634-7eb5-a321-b68f47358637" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_019eb74e-2634-7eb5-a321-b68f47358637" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_019eb74e-2634-740d-82bd-fe957c896587" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_019eb74e-2634-740d-82bd-fe957c896587" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks_019eb74e-2634-70e3-826f-e3369f9e3a2b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedTrademarks_019eb74e-2634-70e3-826f-e3369f9e3a2b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill_019eb74e-2634-7851-9cc5-e241b25f1438" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill_019eb74e-2634-7851-9cc5-e241b25f1438" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_019eb74e-2634-78b9-ab3e-3d39c4bc31fd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsLineItems_019eb74e-2634-751b-9f87-79ef385b2e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_019eb74e-2634-78b9-ab3e-3d39c4bc31fd" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DerivativeInstrumentsNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7809-a740-f18efc9347cb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7d99-aebf-bd614dd2a185" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7809-a740-f18efc9347cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7d99-aebf-bd614dd2a185" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7d99-aebf-bd614dd2a185" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-79c2-b7fb-1dcf66db1372" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-770b-a7d1-a075ac15b99c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-79c2-b7fb-1dcf66db1372" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a2a-9fa6-87c1e7ee5a3d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-79c2-b7fb-1dcf66db1372" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a2a-9fa6-87c1e7ee5a3d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7947-b49a-a15f8cd7450c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-79c2-b7fb-1dcf66db1372" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7947-b49a-a15f8cd7450c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-70b4-9a40-fc742ca597bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-79c2-b7fb-1dcf66db1372" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-70b4-9a40-fc742ca597bf" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7d99-aebf-bd614dd2a185" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-759f-b64e-4372caf04b66" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7873-b250-ad22ac62cd81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-759f-b64e-4372caf04b66" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-75d1-972d-963e43967501" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-759f-b64e-4372caf04b66" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-75d1-972d-963e43967501" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019eb74e-2634-7eb8-916d-90001dab8141" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7809-a740-f18efc9347cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_019eb74e-2634-7eb8-916d-90001dab8141" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_019eb74e-2634-799d-a004-481cb1905f7f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7809-a740-f18efc9347cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_019eb74e-2634-799d-a004-481cb1905f7f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld_019eb74e-2634-721e-be5e-0f361fd67da0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7809-a740-f18efc9347cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNumberOfInstrumentsHeld_019eb74e-2634-721e-be5e-0f361fd67da0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofOperationsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofOperationsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofOperationsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7698-ad28-bd873954f139" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-709b-b344-d2042f212722" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7698-ad28-bd873954f139" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-709b-b344-d2042f212722" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-709b-b344-d2042f212722" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-712d-8ba4-3d3c2b573d40" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-7428-911c-857f04df2881" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-712d-8ba4-3d3c2b573d40" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7131-9654-ee849c2476ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-712d-8ba4-3d3c2b573d40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7131-9654-ee849c2476ce" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7b11-a250-da86cf96d0bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-712d-8ba4-3d3c2b573d40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7b11-a250-da86cf96d0bf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7993-8719-dbccfe68a934" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-712d-8ba4-3d3c2b573d40" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CurrencySwapMember_019eb74e-2634-7993-8719-dbccfe68a934" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_019eb74e-2634-709b-b344-d2042f212722" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7dfa-820e-143629b64b0f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-74a4-8ca9-68465876c05d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7dfa-820e-143629b64b0f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7b8c-b226-ca6add384129" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7dfa-820e-143629b64b0f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7b8c-b226-ca6add384129" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019eb74e-2634-7f58-ae42-023175e1d8c6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7698-ad28-bd873954f139" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAndTax_019eb74e-2634-7f58-ae42-023175e1d8c6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019eb74e-2634-7232-8cbf-7986c4ff6bf1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7698-ad28-bd873954f139" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationBeforeTax_019eb74e-2634-7232-8cbf-7986c4ff6bf1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019eb74e-2634-708d-afb3-88363ec112b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_019eb74e-2634-708d-afb3-88363ec112b2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7da6-b02a-a6db20d44dcf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7da6-b02a-a6db20d44dcf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-71cb-a12e-790d54afb591" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-71cb-a12e-790d54afb591" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a9f-88a8-33bea91a7376" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a9f-88a8-33bea91a7376" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7421-a0c8-45ad40b2f35d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7421-a0c8-45ad40b2f35d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-7531-a64e-65b05077b6a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-7531-a64e-65b05077b6a4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-784f-8da0-1641840dd9a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-784f-8da0-1641840dd9a4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DerivativeInstrumentsScheduleofDerivativeInstrumentsEffectonCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheetsDetails_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_019eb74e-2634-77f1-aec5-6ddfc4aa5229" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7da6-b02a-a6db20d44dcf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7da6-b02a-a6db20d44dcf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-71cb-a12e-790d54afb591" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember_019eb74e-2634-71cb-a12e-790d54afb591" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a9f-88a8-33bea91a7376" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_019eb74e-2634-7a24-9861-f58a3fdc7339" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CrossCurrencyInterestRateContractMember_019eb74e-2634-7a9f-88a8-33bea91a7376" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_019eb74e-2634-7607-8c9d-14e50fd9fdb5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_019eb74e-2634-7275-8943-6145b1810442" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7421-a0c8-45ad40b2f35d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_019eb74e-2634-748c-8a27-62d6e07851aa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_019eb74e-2634-7421-a0c8-45ad40b2f35d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-7531-a64e-65b05077b6a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-7531-a64e-65b05077b6a4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-784f-8da0-1641840dd9a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_019eb74e-2634-7c0e-ba96-c254087451bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral_019eb74e-2634-784f-8da0-1641840dd9a4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtScheduleofLongTermDebtDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtScheduleofLongTermDebtDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtScheduleofLongTermDebtDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-3b46-7faa-aaf8-e77e84060a81" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-3b46-7faa-aaf8-e77e84060a81" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-3b46-7faa-aaf8-e77e84060a81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7ceb-a43c-04f0f871c22e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-3b46-7f3b-babb-5c5eb8f60d1e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7ceb-a43c-04f0f871c22e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f34-3b46-77af-a2ec-fced208e6977" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7ceb-a43c-04f0f871c22e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f34-3b46-77af-a2ec-fced208e6977" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-7cbc-a68e-a6dc5e3854b8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-3b46-7ceb-a43c-04f0f871c22e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-7cbc-a68e-a6dc5e3854b8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-3b46-7faa-aaf8-e77e84060a81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-3b46-76ef-9f98-f6028e7cd599" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-73a6-b60f-0a5c6e2b5eeb" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-73a6-b60f-0a5c6e2b5eeb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f7f34-3b46-7a38-be67-5431977edfb9" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f7f34-3b46-7a38-be67-5431977edfb9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-7fc1-82d1-05b78982296f" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f34-3b46-7fc1-82d1-05b78982296f" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f9323-0c36-7610-a1e3-948f39b53c5c" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-3b46-74be-8a80-591eb9f1ebed" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f9323-0c36-7610-a1e3-948f39b53c5c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-3b46-7faa-aaf8-e77e84060a81" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76f9-a5ee-fdff2426b56d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f34-3b46-73bd-9d16-a5f607ef46ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76f9-a5ee-fdff2426b56d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f7f34-3b46-7da2-adb4-c26066b78e68" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76f9-a5ee-fdff2426b56d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f7f34-3b46-7da2-adb4-c26066b78e68" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f7f34-3b46-7309-834c-8fba6a3dcaf4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f34-3b46-76f9-a5ee-fdff2426b56d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f7f34-3b46-7309-834c-8fba6a3dcaf4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f34-3b46-7c35-a5ee-352b5636c77b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f34-3b46-7c35-a5ee-352b5636c77b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt_019f7f34-3b46-7620-92d8-fe1bd7f70f94" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt_019f7f34-3b46-7620-92d8-fe1bd7f70f94" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_019f7f3c-6681-75c2-a3b6-6c03ffdcef05" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_019f7f3c-6681-75c2-a3b6-6c03ffdcef05" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_019f7f34-3b46-7af8-a436-d5c4fa24527d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_019f7f34-3b46-7af8-a436-d5c4fa24527d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019f7f34-3b46-7349-a717-951200564c79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019f7f34-3b46-7349-a717-951200564c79" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019f7f34-3b46-74fa-a733-74e6481b6afe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019f7f34-3b46-74fa-a733-74e6481b6afe" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_019f7f34-3b46-7a42-b231-ba68e2d18c76" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-3b46-7b0a-a791-b300b8274398" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_019f7f34-3b46-7a42-b231-ba68e2d18c76" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-56cd-7a01-983b-c13531ca1160" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-56cd-7d93-abdb-b9589e859b58" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-56cd-7a01-983b-c13531ca1160" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-56cd-7d93-abdb-b9589e859b58" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-56cd-7d93-abdb-b9589e859b58" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-56cd-773b-9182-6e2e0d8c132d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f34-56cd-782e-bc1b-e43e9c5dfea4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-56cd-773b-9182-6e2e0d8c132d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f34-56cd-749c-9aad-ba8bfc6d0852" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f34-56cd-773b-9182-6e2e0d8c132d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f34-56cd-749c-9aad-ba8bfc6d0852" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f34-56cd-7d93-abdb-b9589e859b58" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-56cd-7f15-ae00-133d26f16ff3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f34-56cd-7f50-83d7-b60bd335df8d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-56cd-7f15-ae00-133d26f16ff3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f34-56cd-7016-beea-db18631bd563" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f34-56cd-7f15-ae00-133d26f16ff3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f34-56cd-7016-beea-db18631bd563" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_019f83ce-c4d7-7e18-8d7e-b2c38496b517" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f34-56cd-7a01-983b-c13531ca1160" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_019f83ce-c4d7-7e18-8d7e-b2c38496b517" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtSeniorSecuredNotesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtSeniorSecuredNotesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtSeniorSecuredNotesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f3f-75eb-7a9f-82c1-6826c312aff5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f3f-75eb-7a9f-82c1-6826c312aff5" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f3f-75eb-7a9f-82c1-6826c312aff5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7689-b659-023b1be55be2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7279-9011-6e063132828c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7689-b659-023b1be55be2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f7f3f-75eb-72a6-a270-1077292996ea" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7689-b659-023b1be55be2" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A7.125SeniorSecuredNotesDue2033Member_019f7f3f-75eb-72a6-a270-1077292996ea" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f3f-75eb-7a9f-82c1-6826c312aff5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-777d-8aa8-31a3b5c42e1d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f3f-75eb-7fe3-b751-e5b5861ba3be" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-777d-8aa8-31a3b5c42e1d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f7f3f-75eb-76ee-8fc5-b49cabcf39c2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-777d-8aa8-31a3b5c42e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember_019f7f3f-75eb-76ee-8fc5-b49cabcf39c2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f83d1-918d-7bd7-9453-04df180499ae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f3f-75eb-777d-8aa8-31a3b5c42e1d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f83d1-918d-7bd7-9453-04df180499ae" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f3f-75eb-7a9f-82c1-6826c312aff5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83d1-918d-7275-a2a7-f238153504d2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83d1-918d-7fe3-941b-f6560757f448" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83d1-918d-7275-a2a7-f238153504d2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f83d1-918d-73c4-ad84-1c37d2d41335" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83d1-918d-7275-a2a7-f238153504d2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f83d1-918d-73c4-ad84-1c37d2d41335" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019f7f3f-75eb-7cc0-8501-a246b52db7d0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount_019f7f3f-75eb-7cc0-8501-a246b52db7d0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_019f7f3f-75eb-77a5-922c-5339b0a9d433" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_019f7f3f-75eb-77a5-922c-5339b0a9d433" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f3f-75eb-7080-8cae-8a685c3e8b21" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f3f-75eb-7080-8cae-8a685c3e8b21" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f3f-75eb-7a6c-96e1-b4f4fa1188c4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f3f-75eb-7210-9cc7-e2a55113a3d1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f3f-75eb-7a6c-96e1-b4f4fa1188c4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtNew2026TermLoanBDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtNew2026TermLoanBDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtNew2026TermLoanBDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-753b-9de2-ff2cc6943d44" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f83e0-505c-7049-8354-680f7bc71c92" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-753b-9de2-ff2cc6943d44" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f83e0-505c-7dd8-9e30-b467fd75030c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-753b-9de2-ff2cc6943d44" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f83e0-505c-7dd8-9e30-b467fd75030c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-732b-8cc0-bb4cd4439a4d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f83e0-505c-753b-9de2-ff2cc6943d44" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-732b-8cc0-bb4cd4439a4d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7561-9e46-4d0d816a53de" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f83e0-505c-7457-9637-4962eec5ddc0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7561-9e46-4d0d816a53de" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-7009-a900-e967e110c22c" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7561-9e46-4d0d816a53de" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026TermLoanBFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-7009-a900-e967e110c22c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-7632-bd87-a3ce3c375ee9" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f83e0-505c-7561-9e46-4d0d816a53de" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f83e0-505c-7632-bd87-a3ce3c375ee9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f83e0-505c-7fca-ae99-0b0bda444807" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ae4-9270-3ac07e16cd5c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f83e0-505c-7fca-ae99-0b0bda444807" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f83e0-505c-79dc-bb06-6f60947451a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f83e0-505c-7fca-ae99-0b0bda444807" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f83e0-505c-79dc-bb06-6f60947451a8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7150-bfb4-f90f986709f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_VariableRateDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateAxis_019f83e0-505c-7ff9-8698-ffd6daec6c23" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7150-bfb4-f90f986709f4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019f83e0-505c-7c46-b917-6eb6da17b8b5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7150-bfb4-f90f986709f4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember_019f83e0-505c-7c46-b917-6eb6da17b8b5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019f83e0-505c-7de4-86dd-6d5bc0f95bb1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BaseRateMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_VariableRateDomain_019f83e0-505c-7150-bfb4-f90f986709f4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BaseRateMember_019f83e0-505c-7de4-86dd-6d5bc0f95bb1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-9df2-7122-b536-d0326b7e0708" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f83fe-4977-7174-ad5d-97b547624717" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f83fe-4977-7a4d-bd47-9688ffd536d3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f83fe-4977-7174-ad5d-97b547624717" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioForecastMember_019f83fe-4977-7b49-95ea-817a6ec3b0e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioForecastMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f83fe-4977-7174-ad5d-97b547624717" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioForecastMember_019f83fe-4977-7b49-95ea-817a6ec3b0e7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-9df2-7c32-baec-8427452e4c41" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-9df2-7c32-baec-8427452e4c41" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCostsLineOfCreditArrangementsGross_019f7fb2-c37c-741a-89ec-5e696b48c658" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCostsLineOfCreditArrangementsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCostsLineOfCreditArrangementsGross_019f7fb2-c37c-741a-89ec-5e696b48c658" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_019f7f40-9df2-74e9-b04a-303278099aaf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt_019f7f40-9df2-74e9-b04a-303278099aaf" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_019f7f40-9df2-7b87-881c-14c13e1971f3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount_019f7f40-9df2-7b87-881c-14c13e1971f3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_019f7f40-9df2-7312-843c-194bf9472346" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_019f7f40-9df2-7312-843c-194bf9472346" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadFloorRate_019f7f40-9df2-713f-93fc-644c6efae82a" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadFloorRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_cmco_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadFloorRate_019f7f40-9df2-713f-93fc-644c6efae82a" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019f7f40-9df2-78e0-a018-2846751d2ee1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019f7f40-9df2-78e0-a018-2846751d2ee1" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f40-9df2-7408-a24f-c73d8395fe28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f40-9df2-7408-a24f-c73d8395fe28" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019f7f40-9df2-70a9-99d9-a153375bea37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_019f7f40-9df2-70a9-99d9-a153375bea37" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet_019f7f40-9df2-729e-901e-b2ee5072fa70" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet_019f7f40-9df2-729e-901e-b2ee5072fa70" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-9df2-7a67-81e8-abfb8c20697d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-9df2-7a67-81e8-abfb8c20697d" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019f7f40-9df2-7372-b578-d1bee983c7df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_019f7f40-9df2-7372-b578-d1bee983c7df" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-9df2-785e-8bd2-67886f994122" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-9df2-7ee6-b01f-a636bd439468" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-9df2-785e-8bd2-67886f994122" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/Debt2026RevolvingCreditFacilityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#Debt2026RevolvingCreditFacilityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/Debt2026RevolvingCreditFacilityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f9320-cc36-7ff0-b064-27fa7956b0dc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f9320-cc36-7a82-828a-c7ece02fd031" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f9320-cc36-7ff0-b064-27fa7956b0dc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f9321-5e0b-7c07-b37d-cf5b264b50b4" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f9320-cc36-7ff0-b064-27fa7956b0dc" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2026RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f9321-5e0b-7c07-b37d-cf5b264b50b4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-aa62-753b-b24d-30c6a6738bbf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-aa62-715b-ba66-b65ac5a5d2ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-aa62-753b-b24d-30c6a6738bbf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f7f40-aa62-7381-a74e-f6e966535151" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-aa62-753b-b24d-30c6a6738bbf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember_019f7f40-aa62-7381-a74e-f6e966535151" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-aa62-7102-9375-0a664f1093fb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-aa62-70c2-8739-ed4d804f50ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-aa62-7102-9375-0a664f1093fb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f7f40-aa62-7e55-a0ae-efbedaac587c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-aa62-7102-9375-0a664f1093fb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember_019f7f40-aa62-7e55-a0ae-efbedaac587c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_CurrencyAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-aa62-7192-b974-fb7e1491b72d" xlink:to="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-7af7-ad0f-3091e309db6b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_AllCurrenciesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_CurrencyAxis_019f8401-8710-71df-94a3-941cedd074e9" xlink:to="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-7af7-ad0f-3091e309db6b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_USD_019f8401-c427-7553-a18d-99a8ebf983d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_USD"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-7af7-ad0f-3091e309db6b" xlink:to="loc_currency_USD_019f8401-c427-7553-a18d-99a8ebf983d6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_currency_EUR_019f8402-776d-77e8-8b3d-148f8d8f53be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/currency/2026/currency-2026.xsd#currency_EUR"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_currency_AllCurrenciesDomain_019f8401-8710-7af7-ad0f-3091e309db6b" xlink:to="loc_currency_EUR_019f8402-776d-77e8-8b3d-148f8d8f53be" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-aa62-7c5a-802b-19d58b9da24e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-aa62-7c5a-802b-19d58b9da24e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f40-aa62-7e7d-b494-ac534bbd4c86" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f40-aa62-7e7d-b494-ac534bbd4c86" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-aa62-70ae-9a40-5ea410a2d5b8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-aa62-70ae-9a40-5ea410a2d5b8" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount_019f7f40-aa62-78f4-8792-b6c9b8022d69" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount_019f7f40-aa62-78f4-8792-b6c9b8022d69" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-aa62-7a21-899e-a7a92403825e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-aa62-7a21-899e-a7a92403825e" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_019fa675-a77b-72f9-8afb-7db061d994b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetStatementOfFinancialPositionExtensibleList_019fa675-a77b-72f9-8afb-7db061d994b6" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-aa62-7bbd-b4b2-047c0f309ff8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-aa62-72e0-91b7-4b48cda2b70b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-aa62-7bbd-b4b2-047c0f309ff8" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtARSecuritizationFacilityDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtARSecuritizationFacilityDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtARSecuritizationFacilityDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7e90-8729-a8a273fc9251" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis_019f7f40-c15a-701e-84de-8b1f673b8983" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7e90-8729-a8a273fc9251" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-c15a-72a5-82ca-da0919721081" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_CreditFacilityDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7e90-8729-a8a273fc9251" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-c15a-72a5-82ca-da0919721081" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7534-b888-dbaa398d1082" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-c15a-77a3-ac24-3fd29d861fd4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7534-b888-dbaa398d1082" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f40-c15a-7400-be02-335070f16158" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7534-b888-dbaa398d1082" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ARSecuritizationFacilityMember_019f7f40-c15a-7400-be02-335070f16158" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_SecuredLoanDueDecember2026Member_019f7f40-c15a-7845-80b4-2819751f3bf2" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_SecuredLoanDueDecember2026Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7534-b888-dbaa398d1082" xlink:to="loc_cmco_SecuredLoanDueDecember2026Member_019f7f40-c15a-7845-80b4-2819751f3bf2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementGeographicalAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019f7f40-c15a-78e1-ada5-0acc928bb136" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementGeographicalAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7657-8abc-b23405279806" xlink:to="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019f7f40-c15a-78e1-ada5-0acc928bb136" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_019f7f40-c15a-74b3-8ab7-a8a4c6ee85b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2026/country-2026.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain_019f7f40-c15a-78e1-ada5-0acc928bb136" xlink:to="loc_country_US_019f7f40-c15a-74b3-8ab7-a8a4c6ee85b2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-c15a-74cd-8950-6b68c4ab28cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-c15a-7ed2-aa61-06c4ff209326" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-c15a-74cd-8950-6b68c4ab28cf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-c15a-74b6-9e34-e8c3059bb86f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-c15a-74cd-8950-6b68c4ab28cf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-c15a-74b6-9e34-e8c3059bb86f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentTable_019f7f40-c15a-72b2-90f8-ac20e19a0231" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f931c-b43f-77e1-8ae9-e9f7309c5e5d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f931c-b43f-7ed0-b0f4-0d723ece3263" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f931c-b43f-77e1-8ae9-e9f7309c5e5d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f931d-26a5-7d0b-87f5-f7d0ee024ec5" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f931c-b43f-77e1-8ae9-e9f7309c5e5d" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f931d-26a5-7d0b-87f5-f7d0ee024ec5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-c15a-778f-b5b2-4309eae57c31" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-c15a-778f-b5b2-4309eae57c31" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019f7f40-c15a-70e6-850b-32c0c86fe028" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1_019f7f40-c15a-70e6-850b-32c0c86fe028" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_019f7f40-c15a-7a1e-b217-357be2f2b89b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_019f7f40-c15a-7a1e-b217-357be2f2b89b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-c15a-7d66-b15b-072c97c8a9ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross_019f7f40-c15a-7d66-b15b-072c97c8a9ee" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-c15a-7c79-9232-2fa67fe7e4ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts_019f7f40-c15a-7c79-9232-2fa67fe7e4ef" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f7a-3659-7cf5-9e3e-e68861fa1f2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_019f7f7a-3659-7cf5-9e3e-e68861fa1f2c" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt_019f7f40-c15a-7478-89cb-9ef3eb23ba3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt_019f7f40-c15a-7478-89cb-9ef3eb23ba3c" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_019f7f40-c15a-7e04-8e44-2aa71f0043ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentLineItems_019f7f40-c15a-769a-82d4-c25708d49e0b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_019f7f40-c15a-7e04-8e44-2aa71f0043ea" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtFinanceLeaseDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#DebtFinanceLeaseDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/DebtFinanceLeaseDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable_019f7f40-e6e9-7ca8-8ca1-507c583338f8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable_019f7f40-e6e9-7ca8-8ca1-507c583338f8" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermAxis_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable_019f7f40-e6e9-7ca8-8ca1-507c583338f8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermAxis_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermAxis_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain_019f7fa8-e3ed-7f15-862b-0c5175289853" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermAxis_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d9d-9bbb-f4a9591e1227" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain_019f7fa8-e3ed-7f15-862b-0c5175289853" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A23YearLeaseAgreementInHartlandWIMember_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d87-b04c-273fed0973e3" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A23YearLeaseAgreementInHartlandWIMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LeaseContractualTermDomain_019f7fa8-e3ed-7f15-862b-0c5175289853" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A23YearLeaseAgreementInHartlandWIMember_019f7fa8-e3ed-7d87-b04c-273fed0973e3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable_019f7f40-e6e9-7ca8-8ca1-507c583338f8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-7795-af38-8920a94e33a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-7e1a-9d88-f0ad84bc98df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-7795-af38-8920a94e33a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-e6e9-78f5-9e2c-bd2a146d33fe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-7795-af38-8920a94e33a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnsecuredDebtMember_019f7f40-e6e9-78f5-9e2c-bd2a146d33fe" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShortTermDebtTable_019f7f40-e6e9-7ca8-8ca1-507c583338f8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-72d8-ab0c-710467963044" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis_019f7f40-e6e9-791f-8778-7877e30164bd" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-72d8-ab0c-710467963044" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_BankGuaranteesMember_019f7f40-e6e9-7cc4-898b-351dfcddd80e" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_BankGuaranteesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentNameDomain_019f7f40-e6e9-72d8-ab0c-710467963044" xlink:to="loc_cmco_BankGuaranteesMember_019f7f40-e6e9-7cc4-898b-351dfcddd80e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfFinanceLeases_019f7f7c-123b-7101-9894-d0a23737e0b8" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfFinanceLeases"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfFinanceLeases_019f7f7c-123b-7101-9894-d0a23737e0b8" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeFinanceLeaseTermOfContract1_019f7f40-e6e9-70ef-9651-30be08d2888e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeFinanceLeaseTermOfContract1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeFinanceLeaseTermOfContract1_019f7f40-e6e9-70ef-9651-30be08d2888e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_019f7f40-e6e9-7a58-a543-8b4445885013" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiability_019f7f40-e6e9-7a58-a543-8b4445885013" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent_019f7f40-e6e9-735c-8e29-a0e5c052e55c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent_019f7f40-e6e9-735c-8e29-a0e5c052e55c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-e6e9-76f2-be48-8309ebfffd8e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_019f7f40-e6e9-76f2-be48-8309ebfffd8e" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCredit_019f7f40-e6e9-7d89-8662-b3d815381210" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCredit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShortTermDebtLineItems_019f7f40-e6e9-7723-a128-6a873e4d3be0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCredit_019f7f40-e6e9-7d89-8662-b3d815381210" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/NetPeriodicBenefitCostScheduleofComponentsofNetPeriodicPensionCostDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#NetPeriodicBenefitCostScheduleofComponentsofNetPeriodicPensionCostDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/NetPeriodicBenefitCostScheduleofComponentsofNetPeriodicPensionCostDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_019eb74e-2635-717f-ba6d-78dc838cc10f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_019eb74e-2635-717f-ba6d-78dc838cc10f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_019eb74e-2635-717f-ba6d-78dc838cc10f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7c35-aff5-3bada938c5ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7eb1-9e1c-696420b95138" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7c35-aff5-3bada938c5ac" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_019eb74e-2635-7e09-8ef1-041d1a77e820" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanTypeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7c35-aff5-3bada938c5ac" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember_019eb74e-2635-7e09-8ef1-041d1a77e820" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_019eb74e-2635-7fb7-80dc-f7b58e71189f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_019eb74e-2635-7fb7-80dc-f7b58e71189f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_019eb74e-2635-7707-bad6-014b6e54a780" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_019eb74e-2635-7707-bad6-014b6e54a780" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_019eb74e-2635-7900-b373-488a19821b7e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_019eb74e-2635-7900-b373-488a19821b7e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_019eb74e-2635-778b-840f-9482b5aca680" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_019eb74e-2635-778b-840f-9482b5aca680" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_019eb74e-2635-7ba5-a70b-ef501d48302f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanDisclosureLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7680-bdb6-f8b3b04f972c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_019eb74e-2635-7ba5-a70b-ef501d48302f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/EarningsPerShareNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#EarningsPerShareNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/EarningsPerShareNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_019f6bdd-1370-73f6-8656-c7225ee479fb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember_019f6bdd-1370-7715-951c-1de8e546a4cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember_019f6bdd-1370-7715-951c-1de8e546a4cf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019f6bdd-1370-7fe0-97ea-9fda9ccb057a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember_019f6bdd-1370-7fe0-97ea-9fda9ccb057a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019f6bdd-1370-7b89-a259-7606e797f441" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019f6bdd-1370-7b89-a259-7606e797f441" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember_019f6bec-600d-79f7-9487-c3a4411e640b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7ab4-8040-5d705166eec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredStockMember_019f6bec-600d-79f7-9487-c3a4411e640b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7874-8194-2f05a1eef3d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7fb7-8aa3-5898328ebf72" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7874-8194-2f05a1eef3d3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_A2016LTIPMember_019f6bdd-1370-7862-a3fd-649c466376fd" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_A2016LTIPMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7874-8194-2f05a1eef3d3" xlink:to="loc_cmco_A2016LTIPMember_019f6bdd-1370-7862-a3fd-649c466376fd" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-72a0-8702-f9054333ce7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis_019f6bdd-1370-75ca-bbbb-647b7e91a8f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-72a0-8702-f9054333ce7d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019f6bdd-1370-70af-875f-4cce7fbae6f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardTypeAndPlanNameDomain_019f6bdd-1370-72a0-8702-f9054333ce7d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember_019f6bdd-1370-70af-875f-4cce7fbae6f4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7e20-83bb-92c773337ab2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019f6bdd-1370-784e-bda0-fbb67c8bc476" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7e20-83bb-92c773337ab2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bdd-1370-758e-85d8-a9fdfe306f37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7e20-83bb-92c773337ab2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember_019f6bdd-1370-758e-85d8-a9fdfe306f37" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bdd-1370-77c2-bf07-0b9ec4231d60" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019f6bdd-1370-7883-9792-560d31a67ca1" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bdd-1370-77c2-bf07-0b9ec4231d60" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bdd-1370-7293-8d70-0cd2e30a09bc" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_CDRMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019f6bdd-1370-77c2-bf07-0b9ec4231d60" xlink:to="loc_cmco_CDRMember_019f6bdd-1370-7293-8d70-0cd2e30a09bc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f932a-5910-726f-b224-ba19cdc16e0c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis_019f932a-5910-732f-9c72-479368850351" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f932a-5910-726f-b224-ba19cdc16e0c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f932a-8699-7630-81ca-e5af0ba785be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeDomain_019f932a-5910-726f-b224-ba19cdc16e0c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember_019f932a-8699-7630-81ca-e5af0ba785be" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardTable_019eb74e-2635-7dff-a143-5c82b3f26741" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019faefb-6036-7030-9dda-c62380e9d71a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019faefb-6036-705a-b100-134ca76e846a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019faefb-6036-7030-9dda-c62380e9d71a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019faefb-6036-7177-9b79-d169be83c40f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019faefb-6036-7030-9dda-c62380e9d71a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_019faefb-6036-7177-9b79-d169be83c40f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_019f6bdd-1370-7cb3-99e1-0c9d5ce84c37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount_019f6bdd-1370-7cb3-99e1-0c9d5ce84c37" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized_019f6bdd-1370-7c51-a209-ba8a1c743280" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized_019f6bdd-1370-7c51-a209-ba8a1c743280" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod_019f6bdd-1370-76de-8b96-2d2d607a6a03" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod_019f6bdd-1370-76de-8b96-2d2d607a6a03" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019f6bdd-1370-7087-b71d-d8bf2ab020f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_019f6bdd-1370-7087-b71d-d8bf2ab020f4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-7a40-b669-37da44ef5378" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-7a40-b669-37da44ef5378" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bdd-1370-7dba-acf6-dd55e9c0fe78" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_019f6bdd-1370-7dba-acf6-dd55e9c0fe78" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare_019f6bdd-1370-7b0a-818d-a6d8dcf7b1ca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare_019f6bdd-1370-7b0a-818d-a6d8dcf7b1ca" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-713c-98f6-e2665c52f2ec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-713c-98f6-e2665c52f2ec" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bdd-1370-7552-9560-5c0c56473b29" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage_019f6bdd-1370-7552-9560-5c0c56473b29" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bdd-1370-7f97-9353-d24ba8f11508" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PreferredStockConvertibleConversionPrice_019f6bdd-1370-7f97-9353-d24ba8f11508" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-7c1c-acb1-cad2d0b917f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipAfterTransaction_019f6bdd-1370-7c1c-acb1-cad2d0b917f0" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_019f6bdd-1370-7eb6-9dbc-6b1b80dac592" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock_019f6bdd-1370-7eb6-9dbc-6b1b80dac592" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_019f6bdd-1370-726c-a6f2-c79ddd95cfde" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared_019f6bdd-1370-726c-a6f2-c79ddd95cfde" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Dividends_019f6bdd-1370-7738-84dc-29620973a77f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Dividends"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems_019eb74e-2635-779b-a7f1-bddb34a77ead" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Dividends_019f6bdd-1370-7738-84dc-29620973a77f" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ContingenciesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#ContingenciesNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ContingenciesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_019f7f1b-0ac9-7354-adc0-668fa20e3f7f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_019f7f1b-0ac9-7354-adc0-668fa20e3f7f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_019f7f1b-0ac9-7354-adc0-668fa20e3f7f" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7005-bf02-cf5988cd3953" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ede-9135-45722b628b44" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7005-bf02-cf5988cd3953" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-78ef-a537-4fcdbd4bf27e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7005-bf02-cf5988cd3953" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-78ef-a537-4fcdbd4bf27e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7799-baf1-2d6d1ffbf730" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7005-bf02-cf5988cd3953" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7799-baf1-2d6d1ffbf730" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_019f7f1b-0ac9-7354-adc0-668fa20e3f7f" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-795f-a0a1-3ef4237cb6a1" xlink:to="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationAsbestosMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7819-8e89-6c3ab075bd2c" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationAsbestosMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationAsbestosMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7819-8e89-6c3ab075bd2c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationProductLiabilityMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7097-8995-981a7be0fcc7" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationProductLiabilityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LegacyColumbusMcKinnonCorporationProductLiabilityMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7097-8995-981a7be0fcc7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_MagnetekMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7735-826c-845bfcbb3046" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_MagnetekMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_MagnetekMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7735-826c-845bfcbb3046" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_DEPMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-732f-b17c-a907193fad50" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_DEPMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_DEPMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-732f-b17c-a907193fad50" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyAsbestosMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ea0-b15e-cdf7202178dd" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyAsbestosMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyAsbestosMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7ea0-b15e-cdf7202178dd" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyOtherMattersMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c1e-917a-a08946a70aca" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyOtherMattersMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_LitigationCaseTypeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c3e-84f4-a2cf7b615701" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyOtherMattersMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-7c1e-917a-a08946a70aca" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_019f7f1b-0ac9-7354-adc0-668fa20e3f7f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-74b4-a893-6b0ce887f037" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_019f7f1b-0ac9-7400-905a-4acac4c523ea" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-74b4-a893-6b0ce887f037" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-75af-a131-16f62451f917" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_KitoCrosbyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAcquireeDomain_019f7f1b-0ac9-74b4-a893-6b0ce887f037" xlink:to="loc_cmco_KitoCrosbyMember_019f7f1b-0ac9-75af-a131-16f62451f917" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019f7f1b-0ac9-7b8c-aa9b-989f019fdfd9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue_019f7f1b-0ac9-7b8c-aa9b-989f019fdfd9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries_019f7f1b-0ac9-748a-a52f-35becf29f3da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EstimatedInsuranceRecoveries_019f7f1b-0ac9-748a-a52f-35becf29f3da" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueNoncurrent_019f7f1b-0ac9-75e5-af6d-cf52d19a50c9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueNoncurrent_019f7f1b-0ac9-75e5-af6d-cf52d19a50c9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueCurrent_019f7f1b-0ac9-731d-9ba9-f4e03f3fe64c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueCurrent_019f7f1b-0ac9-731d-9ba9-f4e03f3fe64c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodOne_019f7f1b-0ac9-7d38-8ff3-b00d6bcef497" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodOne"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodOne_019f7f1b-0ac9-7d38-8ff3-b00d6bcef497" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodTwo_019f7f1b-0ac9-7d2f-b2b4-1e28456b09d0" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodTwo"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_PerOccurrenceLimitsOnSelfInsuranceForGeneralAndProductLiabilityCoveragePeriodTwo_019f7f1b-0ac9-7d2f-b2b4-1e28456b09d0" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_ProductLiabilityCoverageLimit_019f7f1b-0ac9-7319-878c-bfb002fe2b24" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_ProductLiabilityCoverageLimit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_ProductLiabilityCoverageLimit_019f7f1b-0ac9-7319-878c-bfb002fe2b24" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_GeneralAndProductLiabilityInsuranceLimit_019f7f1b-0ac9-7fa8-8911-99bc6ad9c4e3" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_GeneralAndProductLiabilityInsuranceLimit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_GeneralAndProductLiabilityInsuranceLimit_019f7f1b-0ac9-7fa8-8911-99bc6ad9c4e3" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss_019f7f1b-0ac9-7eb9-bbda-fb3e3c8b984f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss_019f7f1b-0ac9-7eb9-bbda-fb3e3c8b984f" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LossContingencyPeriod_019f7f1b-0ac9-760d-8734-05eb77be8c52" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LossContingencyPeriod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LossContingencyPeriod_019f7f1b-0ac9-760d-8734-05eb77be8c52" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_EstimateOfCurrentLiabilityPaymentsOverNext12Months_019f7f1b-0ac9-75e0-90fc-f667f5aef29a" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_EstimateOfCurrentLiabilityPaymentsOverNext12Months"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_EstimateOfCurrentLiabilityPaymentsOverNext12Months_019f7f1b-0ac9-75e0-90fc-f667f5aef29a" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_GrossDefenseCostsPriorToRetroPremiumsRequiredBySettlementPercentage_019f7f1b-0ac9-767a-97cc-758d7fb0d260" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_GrossDefenseCostsPriorToRetroPremiumsRequiredBySettlementPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_GrossDefenseCostsPriorToRetroPremiumsRequiredBySettlementPercentage_019f7f1b-0ac9-767a-97cc-758d7fb0d260" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmountAwardedFromOtherParty_019f7f1b-0ac9-73ea-a9f8-30268bcff9a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmountAwardedFromOtherParty"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LitigationSettlementAmountAwardedFromOtherParty_019f7f1b-0ac9-73ea-a9f8-30268bcff9a9" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_IndemnityCostsCoveredByInsurancePercentage_019f7f1b-0ac9-7326-8bda-9bf863555da5" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_IndemnityCostsCoveredByInsurancePercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_IndemnityCostsCoveredByInsurancePercentage_019f7f1b-0ac9-7326-8bda-9bf863555da5" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProductLiabilityNet_019f7f1b-0ac9-73fe-a11e-5b28f114bbf9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProductLiabilityNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualProductLiabilityNet_019f7f1b-0ac9-73fe-a11e-5b28f114bbf9" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue_019f7f1b-0ac9-733d-b918-315b87df73b5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue_019f7f1b-0ac9-733d-b918-315b87df73b5" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LossContingencyAllegedTaxesOwed_019f7f1b-0ac9-790e-91e9-be5f21afda15" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LossContingencyAllegedTaxesOwed"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LossContingencyAllegedTaxesOwed_019f7f1b-0ac9-790e-91e9-be5f21afda15" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LossContingencyAllegedAdditionalPenaltiesAndInterest_019f7f1b-0ac9-7685-8a23-80f70e4f1951" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LossContingencyAllegedAdditionalPenaltiesAndInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LossContingencyAllegedAdditionalPenaltiesAndInterest_019f7f1b-0ac9-7685-8a23-80f70e4f1951" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfTaxAssessmentNoticesIssued_019f7f1b-0ac9-72cf-98a4-f1422475becd" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfTaxAssessmentNoticesIssued"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfTaxAssessmentNoticesIssued_019f7f1b-0ac9-72cf-98a4-f1422475becd" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfAppealsInItalianSupremeCourt_019f7f1b-0ac9-7f9b-bc66-65fbcf3f0708" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfAppealsInItalianSupremeCourt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfAppealsInItalianSupremeCourt_019f7f1b-0ac9-7f9b-bc66-65fbcf3f0708" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfPositiveJudgmentsOnTaxAssessments_019f7f1b-0ac9-71c4-b864-26b5dc0f8769" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfPositiveJudgmentsOnTaxAssessments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfPositiveJudgmentsOnTaxAssessments_019f7f1b-0ac9-71c4-b864-26b5dc0f8769" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfFiledMemorandumBeforeTheItalianSupremeCourt_019f7f1b-0ac9-72e4-816a-6ec8f3dae2dc" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfFiledMemorandumBeforeTheItalianSupremeCourt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfFiledMemorandumBeforeTheItalianSupremeCourt_019f7f1b-0ac9-72e4-816a-6ec8f3dae2dc" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_LossContingencyNumberOfDecisions_019f7f1b-0ac9-7284-90b9-7e7deb468067" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_LossContingencyNumberOfDecisions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_LossContingencyNumberOfDecisions_019f7f1b-0ac9-7284-90b9-7e7deb468067" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_cmco_NumberOfCompaniesAsCoDefendants_019f7f1b-0ac9-73b8-acbd-7289bf2cea86" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#cmco_NumberOfCompaniesAsCoDefendants"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_cmco_NumberOfCompaniesAsCoDefendants_019f7f1b-0ac9-73b8-acbd-7289bf2cea86" xlink:type="arc" order="23"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies_019f7f1b-0ac9-7b0d-80c4-5fe20a7e7f46" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies_019f7f1b-0ac9-7b0d-80c4-5fe20a7e7f46" xlink:type="arc" order="24"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdministrativeFeesExpense_019f7f1b-0ac9-7750-b979-01d542a2740a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdministrativeFeesExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdministrativeFeesExpense_019f7f1b-0ac9-7750-b979-01d542a2740a" xlink:type="arc" order="25"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross_019f7f1b-0ac9-71a9-9538-96ac94d28e03" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_019f7f1b-0ac9-7a72-958c-bc95833feff0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingenciesGross_019f7f1b-0ac9-71a9-9538-96ac94d28e03" xlink:type="arc" order="26"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#IncomeTaxesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems_019f6bef-ee50-7bdc-91e2-fcb4399056b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyTable_019f6bef-ee50-7d3c-a1bc-e57397693eea" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems_019f6bef-ee50-7bdc-91e2-fcb4399056b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyTable_019f6bef-ee50-7d3c-a1bc-e57397693eea" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyTable_019f6bef-ee50-7d3c-a1bc-e57397693eea" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f6bef-ee50-7dd0-aabf-a7a238e78de7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_019f6bef-ee50-7407-b312-bf8d5b6e8eb5" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f6bef-ee50-7dd0-aabf-a7a238e78de7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioForecastMember_019f6bef-ee50-790b-8a20-f6897f5e9c3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioForecastMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_019f6bef-ee50-7dd0-aabf-a7a238e78de7" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioForecastMember_019f6bef-ee50-790b-8a20-f6897f5e9c3c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyTable_019f6bef-ee50-7d3c-a1bc-e57397693eea" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7923-a368-a2ac61f27094" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019f7f14-da3c-7c46-8540-552315c8596b" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7923-a368-a2ac61f27094" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019f7f15-7b1a-7986-81f3-0bd3f58808db" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7923-a368-a2ac61f27094" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019f7f15-7b1a-7986-81f3-0bd3f58808db" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019f7f16-2668-7032-bdb9-2402aa6277b3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019f7f14-da3c-7923-a368-a2ac61f27094" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019f7f16-2668-7032-bdb9-2402aa6277b3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019eb74e-2635-7719-9982-79b91420d607" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems_019f6bef-ee50-7bdc-91e2-fcb4399056b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019eb74e-2635-7719-9982-79b91420d607" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_019eb74e-2635-7b0c-bdca-2b262249d486" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxContingencyLineItems_019f6bef-ee50-7bdc-91e2-fcb4399056b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_019eb74e-2635-7b0c-bdca-2b262249d486" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofChangesinAOCLbyComponentDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofChangesinAOCLbyComponentDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofChangesinAOCLbyComponentDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7de3-8487-e88d29b466a6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019eb74e-2635-7d0c-a234-432f20a33881" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7de3-8487-e88d29b466a6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019eb74e-2635-7d0c-a234-432f20a33881" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTable_019eb74e-2635-7d0c-a234-432f20a33881" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7184-9216-1c2913c93f70" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-762e-ba22-d78f96581394" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7184-9216-1c2913c93f70" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-77ab-bf7e-7f3c9fba0fe0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7184-9216-1c2913c93f70" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-77ab-bf7e-7f3c9fba0fe0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-7cbb-afb3-db0a18a58fc9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-77ab-bf7e-7f3c9fba0fe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-7cbb-afb3-db0a18a58fc9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-7e24-9163-c05e65f7f06c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-77ab-bf7e-7f3c9fba0fe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-7e24-9163-c05e65f7f06c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019eb74e-2635-75d6-9d43-3b7b9521fc75" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-77ab-bf7e-7f3c9fba0fe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019eb74e-2635-75d6-9d43-3b7b9521fc75" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossLineItems_019eb74e-2635-7de3-8487-e88d29b466a6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019eb74e-2635-7137-8fc9-5addb3b6ac48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019eb74e-2635-7137-8fc9-5addb3b6ac48" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-70e1-891c-a9f70e8e68b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OciBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-70e1-891c-a9f70e8e68b2" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-7511-bfce-711d6d7b4695" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAociCurrentPeriodNetOfTaxAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-7511-bfce-711d6d7b4695" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-7771-a16d-6df2492b6cd8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AOCIAttributableToParentNetOfTaxRollForward_019eb74e-2635-7396-a021-d024f239503c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent_019eb74e-2635-7771-a16d-6df2492b6cd8" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_019eb74e-2635-7e4c-ad60-955d86ee24c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofAmountsReclassifiedOutofAOCLDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofAmountsReclassifiedOutofAOCLDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/ChangesinAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossScheduleofAmountsReclassifiedOutofAOCLDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_019eb74e-2635-7027-aca2-d8c1182bfde2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_019eb74e-2635-7027-aca2-d8c1182bfde2" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_019eb74e-2635-7027-aca2-d8c1182bfde2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7ac2-bf01-1f66ef534b0a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_019eb74e-2635-7c30-8ac9-aecbee0e8321" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7ac2-bf01-1f66ef534b0a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-73c3-bd47-28465d0f33bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7ac2-bf01-1f66ef534b0a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_019eb74e-2635-73c3-bd47-28465d0f33bb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019eb74e-2635-7d0f-b2ec-1391983efb9a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_019eb74e-2635-7ac2-bf01-1f66ef534b0a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_019eb74e-2635-7d0f-b2ec-1391983efb9a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_019eb74e-2635-7027-aca2-d8c1182bfde2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7b32-9e5a-2a209208d2e2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_019eb74e-2635-717b-82d5-7a43a4b92376" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7b32-9e5a-2a209208d2e2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-70da-91f5-420da1d2950c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_019eb74e-2635-7b32-9e5a-2a209208d2e2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_019eb74e-2635-70da-91f5-420da1d2950c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_019eb74e-2635-7feb-a612-16481fefa33a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_019eb74e-2635-7feb-a612-16481fefa33a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_019eb74e-2635-73b5-844c-6440d0b241a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_019eb74e-2635-73b5-844c-6440d0b241a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating_019eb74e-2635-743b-9dd0-2fb043ecfe39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpenseNonoperating_019eb74e-2635-743b-9dd0-2fb043ecfe39" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax_019eb74e-2635-7e8b-8353-1dae1700d5c1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax_019eb74e-2635-7e8b-8353-1dae1700d5c1" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_019eb74e-2635-7fe9-9f47-7ba78aa89f9d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_019eb74e-2635-7fe9-9f47-7ba78aa89f9d" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019eb74e-2635-74fc-9ef8-57ffd46d35bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_019eb74e-2635-74fc-9ef8-57ffd46d35bc" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019eb74e-2635-789a-abee-4253ddb19d84" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationAdjustmentOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLineItems_019eb74e-2635-75b6-9b49-3c029c303708" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_019eb74e-2635-789a-abee-4253ddb19d84" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.cmworks.com/role/LeasesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cmco-20260630.xsd#LeasesNarrativeDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.cmworks.com/role/LeasesNarrativeDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_019eb74e-2635-715b-a021-5f98a860cb90" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_019eb74e-2635-715b-a021-5f98a860cb90" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_019eb74e-2635-715b-a021-5f98a860cb90" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cee-a974-8decc9dcd734" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_019eb74e-2635-7cf6-93a5-2ee10c0b18b4" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cee-a974-8decc9dcd734" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2635-7005-8e7c-049a4102aad6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cee-a974-8decc9dcd734" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_019eb74e-2635-7005-8e7c-049a4102aad6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2635-7382-854a-769485a67a97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_019eb74e-2635-7cee-a974-8decc9dcd734" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_019eb74e-2635-7382-854a-769485a67a97" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract_019eb74e-2635-77f0-aad4-d089770cf48f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract_019eb74e-2635-77f0-aad4-d089770cf48f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost_019eb74e-2635-7522-b771-1c62c80f4181" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingLeaseCost_019eb74e-2635-7522-b771-1c62c80f4181" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization_019eb74e-2635-748a-8bd8-6372da547eaf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization_019eb74e-2635-748a-8bd8-6372da547eaf" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestExpense_019eb74e-2635-79bd-8de0-f2f6e3ffe18c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_019eb74e-2635-748a-ad79-81b8e73fbcd9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinanceLeaseInterestExpense_019eb74e-2635-79bd-8de0-f2f6e3ffe18c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://fasb.org/srt/role/srt-eedm/ExtensibleEnumerationLists" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-roles-2026.xsd#eedm1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://fasb.org/srt/role/srt-eedm/ExtensibleEnumerationLists" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAfterAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization" xlink:type="arc" order="101"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:type="arc" order="102"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:type="arc" order="41"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
