noun
gantry
GANT-ree
noun
1
A large overhead framework used to support equipment, signage, or a crane, often spanning a road or railway.
"A digital sign hung from the motorway gantry, warning drivers of the delay ahead."
2
A tall structure used to support and service a rocket before launch.
"Engineers checked the rocket one final time from the gantry before liftoff."
How to Use Gantry
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tall overhead framework used to support things like signs, cranes, or launch equipment.
Common pairings
a motorway gantry
a gantry crane
launch gantry
Word Forms
gantries plural
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Etymology
From an earlier word "gauntree," possibly from a dialect word for "gallon" plus "tree" (as in a wooden frame).