gantry

American  

[gan-tree] / ˈgæn tri /

noun

plural

gantries

1. a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.

2. any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.

3. Rocketry. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.

4. a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.

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gantry British  

/ ˈɡæntrɪ /

noun

1. a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc

2. Also called: gantry scaffold.  the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad

3. a supporting framework for a barrel or cask

4. 1. the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display

   2. the range or quality of the spirits on view

      this pub's got a good gantry

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Etymology

Origin of gantry

1325–75; Middle English gauntre < dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier < Medieval Latin cantārius < Latin canthērius < Greek kanthḗlios packass

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

From Barron's

These operate like conventional motorways but use overhead gantry signs and variable speed limits to regulate traffic flow.

From BBC

A submarine telephone cable hauler and gantry in Greenwich lauded as "a birthplace of the communication age" has been named one of the remarkable listed sites of 2025.

From BBC

Long Beach Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan said fire units responded at 9:06 a.m. and found that several containers were also leaning against a gantry crane.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• booth
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