单词 | gantry |
释义 | gan·try (găntrē) n. pl. gan·tries 1. A mount for a crane consisting of a large archlike or bridgelike frame that can be moved, often along a set of tracks. 2. A structure spanning a railway or highway, as to support signs, scanners for the collection of tolls, or signals. 3. A massive vertical frame structure used in assembling or servicing a rocket, especially at a launch site. 4. A support for a barrel lying on its side. [Middle English ganter, gauntre, wooden stand for barrels, from Old North French gantier, wooden frame, from Latin canthērius, from Greek kanthēlios, pack ass, from kanthēlia, panniers at the side of a pack-saddle.] gantry |
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