Example Sentences

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He passed under 14 motorway gantries, but not one carried a red warning 'X' signal of an obstruction ahead.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The outage also made it impossible to change the signals in overhead gantries to close lanes with a red 'X' sign where a hazard had been detected.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

Overhead gantries on the city's ring road were changed to read "too much, too young, RIP Terry Hall".

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022

Over the last four days, its activists have climbed gantries above the highway, forcing it to close in several places.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman