gantry
IPA: gˈæntri
noun
- A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
- A supporting framework for a barrel.
- A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
- (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.
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Examples of "gantry" in Sentences
- It is similar to a gantry crane.
- Sometimes a gantry crane is fitted.
- Nice guy but a bit of an Elmer Gantry.
- It is also home to the commentary gantry.
- Alongside the plant level will be a gantry.
- The broadcasting gantry is situated in the roof of this stand.
- The Television gantry is situated in the middle of the terrace.
- A travelling crane on an overhead gantry was used to handle these.
- A gantry for television cameras is located on the roof of this stand.
- In contrast, the Elmer Gantry of the original book is an unalloyed villain.
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