gantry
noun/ˈɡæntri/
/ˈɡæntri/
(plural gantries)
- a tall metal frame that is used to support a crane, road signs, a spacecraft while it is still on the ground, etc.Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a wooden stand for barrels): probably from dialect gawn (contraction of gallon) + tree.
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