GAUNTRY
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
Noun
gauntry (plural gauntries)
Archaic form of gantry.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaun"tree, Gaun"try, n. Etym: [F. chantier, LL. cantarium, fr. L. canterius trellis, sort of frame.]
1. A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. Sir W. Scott.
2. (Engin.)
Definition: A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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