gantry
noun
gan·try
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plural gantries
Definition of gantry
1
: a frame for supporting barrels
2
: a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something: such as
a
: a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks
also
: a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching
b
: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each
Examples of gantry in a Sentence
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Workers have been installing the cashless toll gantries on the Harford County side of the Hatem Bridge during August. — David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, "State prepares to shift to cashless tolls on Route 40 Hatem Bridge in Harford County," 21 Aug. 2019 SpaceX has built this absolutely futuristic-looking gantry up here. — Adam Gorfain, NBC News, "Apollo 15 astronaut says humans must go 'way beyond Mars' to settle in space," 31 July 2019 The state began to demolish the existing toll plazas at the two bridges this month and will install overhead tolling gantries this summer at both locations. — Washington Post, "Maryland to cut cash on two toll bridges, stepping up effort toward automated tolling system," 25 July 2019 Arianespace has also finished adaptations to the existing Vega launch complex in French Guiana, including mobile gantry cantilever reinforcements, platform shutters, and a new overhead traveling crane that will enable Vega-C missions. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: A Yellow Sea launch, SpaceX’s upcoming high-value mission," 7 June 2019 The system would use a network of about 50 gantries placed at six-mile intervals. — Paul Berger, WSJ, "Connecticut Governor Pushes to Bring Back Highway Tolls," 23 June 2019 There were 21 people working in the 118-foot-tall support gantry, a massive steel structure with multiple levels that engineers and techs use to make the final preparations. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Can the U.S. Save Alcantara, Brazil’s Cursed Spaceport?," 20 Mar. 2019 The resulting fireball consumed the gantry and set fire to the jungle surrounding the pad. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Can the U.S. Save Alcantara, Brazil’s Cursed Spaceport?," 20 Mar. 2019 The glazing gantry does the windshields and rear glass. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "How Tesla Is Building Cars in Its Parking Lot," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gantry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gantry
noun
gan·try
| \ ˈgan-trē
\
\
plural gantries
Kids Definition of gantry
1
: a structure over railroad tracks for holding signals
2
: a movable structure for preparing a rocket for launching