Definition of gantry Gantry

/gæˈntɹi/ - [gantree] - gan•try

We found 8 definitions of gantry from 5 different sources.

What does gantry mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: gantries

gantry - 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.

gauntry

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

gantry (Noun)
A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
gantry (Noun)
A supporting framework for a barrel.
gantry (Noun)
A gantry crane or gantry scaffold .
gantry (Noun)
Medical imaging A cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D imaging.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

gantry (n.)
See Gauntree.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

gantry
gan′tri, n. a stand for barrels: a platform for a travelling-crane, &c.—Also Gaun′try

Part of speech

🔤

gantry, noun, singular of gantries.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Gantry is...

Very rare

Rare

Normal

Common

Very Common