gantry

English

Alternative forms

• gauntree, gauntry, gawntree (archaic)

Etymology

French chantier, Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius trellis, sort of frame.

Noun

gantry (plural gantries)

A gantry on the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida

1. A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
2. A supporting framework for a barrel.
3. (astronautics) A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
4. (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.

Translations

framework of steel bars bridging over something

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: trad. 龍門架, simpl. 龙门架, trad. 跨貴信號架, simpl. 跨轨信号杆

• Dutch: portaal (nl) n
• Finnish: ristikkopalkki (fi) (general); portaali (fi) (supporting traffic signs)
• French: portique (fr)

• German: Signalbrücke (de) f
• Italian: incastellatura (it) f
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: сигнальный мостик (ru) (signál’nyj móstik) m , портал (ru) (portál) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: sorch (gd) m
• Spanish: puente transversal (es) m

supporting framework for a barrel

• Finnish: kehikko (fi)

• Scottish Gaelic: sorch (gd) m

astronautics — see gantry scaffold