gantry

[ gan-tree ]

/ ˈgæn tri /

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noun, plural gan·tries.

a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.

any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.

Rocketry. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.

a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.

Also gauntry.

Origin of gantry

1325–75; Middle English gauntre<dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier<Medieval Latin cantārius<Latin canthērius<Greek kanthḗlios packass

Words nearby gantry

gantelope, gantlet, gantline, gantlope, Gantrisin, gantry, Gantt chart, Ganymeda, Ganymede, Gao, gaol

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Example sentences from the Web for gantry

A yell would stop Dr. Bernais, and the gantry would be wheeled back into place.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
The gantry platform was just clanging to the ground, unloading three technicians and a Four-bar Electronics Engineer.
Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse
Gantry seems to think that the railroads—or his railroad, at least—are persecuted.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde
The trolley car dropped him within a square of the railway station, on the second floor of which Gantry had his business office.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde

But on a day shortly after the meeting with Gantry in Ophir this desultory programme was broken.
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for gantry

gantry

gauntry

/ (ˈɡæntrɪ) /

noun plural -tries

a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc

Also called: gantry scaffold the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad

a supporting framework for a barrel or cask

the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display
the range or quality of the spirits on viewthis pub's got a good gantry

Word Origin for gantry

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

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单词	gantry
释义	gantry [ gan-tree ] / ˈgæn tri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gantry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural gan·tries. a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals. any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes. Rocketry. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft. a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask. Also gauntry. Origin of gantry 1325–75; Middle English gauntre<dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier<Medieval Latin cantārius<Latin canthērius<Greek kanthḗlios packass Words nearby gantry gantelope, gantlet, gantline, gantlope, Gantrisin, gantry, Gantt chart, Ganymeda, Ganymede, Gao, gaol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gantry A yell would stop Dr. Bernais, and the gantry would be wheeled back into place. The Scarlet Lake Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin The gantry platform was just clanging to the ground, unloading three technicians and a Four-bar Electronics Engineer. Star Surgeon\|Alan Nourse Gantry seems to think that the railroads—or his railroad, at least—are persecuted. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush\|Francis Lynde The trolley car dropped him within a square of the railway station, on the second floor of which Gantry had his business office. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush\|Francis Lynde But on a day shortly after the meeting with Gantry in Ophir this desultory programme was broken. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush\|Francis Lynde British Dictionary definitions for gantry gantry gauntry / (ˈɡæntrɪ) / noun plural -tries a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc Also called: gantry scaffold the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad a supporting framework for a barrel or cask the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display the range or quality of the spirits on viewthis pub's got a good gantry Word Origin for gantry 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to gantry Take An Outer Space Word Trip Right From Your HouseIt's time for another virtual field trip! This time, we're headed to NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. READ MORE Words related to gantry table, support, booth, platform, station, counter, rank, dais, stall, place, board, frame, grandstand, rack, bracket, staging
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gantry

noun, plural gan·tries.

Origin of gantry

Words nearby gantry

Example sentences from the Web for gantry

British Dictionary definitions for gantry

gauntry

noun plural -tries

Word Origin for gantry

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