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
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.
• gyrant
Source: Wiktionary
Gan"try, n.
Definition: See Gauntree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
