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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