A gantry is a high metal structure that supports a set of road signs, railway signals, or other equipment.
On top of the gantry the American flag flew.
...the lighting gantries.
gantry in British English
(ˈɡæntrɪ) or gauntry
nounWord forms: plural-tries
1.
a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc
2. Also called: gantry scaffold
the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad
3.
a supporting framework for a barrel or cask
4.
a.
the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display
b.
the range or quality of the spirits on view
this pub's got a good gantry
Word origin
C16 (in the sense: wooden platform for barrels): from Old French chantier, from Medieval Latin cantārius, changed from Latin canthērius supporting frame, pack ass; related to Greek kanthēlios pack ass
gantry in American English
(ˈgæntri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈgantries
1.
a frame on which barrels can be set horizontally
2.
a framework that spans a distance, often moving on wheels at each end, used for carrying a traveling crane
3.
a bridgelike framework over railroad tracks, for supporting signals or for loading
4. US
a wheeled framework with a crane, platforms at different levels, etc., used for assembling, positioning, and servicing a large rocket at its launching site
Word origin
ME gauntre, altered (prob. infl. by tre, tree) < OFr gantier, chantier < L canterius, beast of burden, trellis < Gr kanthēlios, a pack ass