- a variant of gantry
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gaun•try
(gôn′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries.
- gantry.
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gauntry /ˈɡɔːntrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)
gan•try /ˈgæntri/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -tries.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Rail Transporta framework going high across a railroad track for displaying signals.
- a similar framework, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
gan•try
(gan′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries.
- Rail Transporta framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
- Rocketrya frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
- a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.
- Greek kanthé̄lios packass
- Latin canthērius
- Medieval Latin cantārius
- dialect, dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier
- Middle English gauntre 1325–75
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gantry /ˈɡæntrɪ/, gauntry n ( pl -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 view: this pub's got a good gantry
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