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gantry

The definition of a gantry is a frame or a framework, often used as a platform.

(noun)

An example of a gantry is a bridge-like structure over train tracks.

See gantry in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a frame on which barrels can be set horizontally
a framework that spans a distance, often moving on wheels at each end, used for carrying a traveling crane
a bridgelike framework over railroad tracks, for supporting signals or for loading
☆ a wheeled framework with a crane, platforms at different levels, etc., used for assembling, positioning, and servicing a large rocket at its launching site

Origin: ME gauntre, altered (prob. infl. by tre, tree) < OFr gantier, chantier < L canterius, beast of burden, trellis < Gr kanthēlios, a pack ass

See gantry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gan·tries

A mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large archlike or bridgelike frame designed to move along a set of tracks.
A similar spanning frame supporting a group of railway signals over several tracks.
Aerospace A massive vertical frame structure used in assembling or servicing a rocket, especially at a launch site.
A support for a barrel lying on its side.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ganter, gauntre, wooden stand for barrels

Origin: , from Old North French gantier, wooden frame

Origin: , from Latin canthērius

Origin: , from Greek kanthēlios, pack ass

Origin: , from kanthēlia, panniers at the side of a pack-saddle

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