gauntry

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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gôn′trē)

gaun•try (gôn′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries.

gantry.

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gauntry /ˈɡɔːntrɪ/ n ( pl -tries)

a variant of gantry

gan•try /ˈgæntri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tries.

Rail Transporta framework going high across a railroad track for displaying signals.
a similar framework, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.

gan•try (gan′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tries.

Rail Transporta framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
Rocketrya frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.

Also, gauntry.

Greek kanthé̄lios packass
Latin canthērius
Medieval Latin cantārius
dialect, dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier
Middle English gauntre 1325–75

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gantry /ˈɡæntrɪ/, gauntry n ( pl -tries)

a bridgelike framework used to support a travelling crane, signals over a railway track, etc
Also called: gantry scaffold the framework tower used to attend to a large rocket on its launching pad
a supporting framework for a barrel or cask
- the area behind a bar where bottles, esp spirit bottles mounted in optics, are kept for use or display
- the range or quality of the spirits on view: this pub's got a good gantry

Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: wooden platform for barrels): from Old French chantier, from Medieval Latin cantārius, changed from Latin canthērius supporting frame, pack ass; related to Greek kanthēlios pack ass

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