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Definition of: gantry
(gan′trē) noun plural ·tries
1. The frame of a traveling crane, or the crane and frame together.
2. A framework for supporting railway signals usually bridging the tracks.
3. A frame to hold a barrel horizontally. Also spelled gauntry, gauntree. [Alter, of OF gantier, chantier <L canterius beast of burden, framework <Gk. kanthēlios pack ass]
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