Gantry (Noun)
Meaning
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..
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A large gantry stood at the center of the train station, holding signals that guided trains in and out of the city.
- Construction workers installed a gantry crane on the bridge to help with the replacement of worn-out decking.
- At the airport, a gantry covered the aircraft with a fabric shroud, shielding it from the elements during the night.
- Engineers inspected the rusting gantry, its corroded bars straining under the weight of decades-old bridge lamps.
- At the city dock, workers extended a telescoping gantry over the river, where they serviced vessels requiring lift-assisted maintenance.