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gantry
[gan-tree]
noun
plural
gantriesa framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
Rocketry.a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.
gantry
/ ˈɡæԳٰɪ /
noun
a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc
Also called: gantry scaffold.the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad
a supporting framework for a barrel or cask
the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display
the range or quality of the spirits on view
this pub's got a good gantry
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gantry1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gantry1
Example Sentences
The ground's TV gantry is notorious for the precarious journey across its roof to access it.
"Apologies to the listeners. You can understand the emotion. Back to you in the gantry."
In partnership with architects like Benjamin Albertson and Rad Studio, the robotic gantry system can produce more free-form designs than traditional construction, with tight curves, circles and other elements.
The group has drawn attention, criticism and jail terms for protests ranging from throwing soup on Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers and spray-painting Charles Darwin's grave, to climbing on M25 gantries.
The auditorium is being redeveloped, reinstating the back wall, new control room, upgraded lighting system in the gantry, and a new ventilation system.
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