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- [gan-tree]
- /ˈgæn tri/
- /ˈɡæn.tri/
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- [gan-tree]
- /ˈgæn tri/
Definitions of gantry word
- noun plural gantry a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals. 1
- noun plural gantry any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes. 1
- noun plural gantry Rocketry. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft. 1
- noun plural gantry a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask. 1
- noun gantry A bridgelike overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, railroad signals, lights, or cameras. 1
- noun gantry type of crane 1
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Origin of gantry
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English gauntre < dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier < Medieval Latin cantārius < Latin canthērius < Greek kanthḗlios packass
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Parts of speech for Gantry
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gantry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gantry
noun gantry
- table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- booth — A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
- platform — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- station — a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
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