noun
- plural of gantry; bridge-like overhead structures that span a space, typically used to support equipment, signs, or provide access
Examples
- The highway had several gantries displaying electronic traffic signs.
- Construction workers used gantries to move heavy materials across the site.
- The port’s massive gantries loaded containers onto the cargo ship.
- Railroad gantries support the overhead electrical wires for trains.
- The rocket was assembled between two tall gantries at the launch pad.
- Highway gantries often hold cameras for traffic monitoring.