gauntry

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gôntrē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gaun•try  (gôntrē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries. 
  1. gantry.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gauntry /ˈɡɔːntrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)
  1. a variant of gantry
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gan•try /ˈgæntri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tries. 
  1. Rail Transporta framework going high across a railroad track for displaying signals.
  2. a similar framework, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gan•try  (gantrē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries. 
  1. Rail Transporta framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
  2. any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
  3. Rocketrya frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
  4. a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.
Also, gauntry. 
  • Greek kanthé̄lios packass
  • Latin canthērius
  • Medieval Latin cantārius
  • dialect, dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier
  • Middle English gauntre 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gantry /ˈɡæntrɪ/, gauntry n ( pl -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
    • 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 view: this pub's got a good gantry
Etymology: 16th Century (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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