GANTRY

gantry, gauntry

(noun) a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gantry (plural gantries)

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

A supporting framework for a barrel.

A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.

(medical imaging) A cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D imaging.

Anagrams

• gyrant

Source: Wiktionary


Gan"try, n.

Definition: See Gauntree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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