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gantry

gan·try [ gántree ] (plural gan·tries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. support framework for railroad signals: a frame spanning railroad tracks and used to display signals

2. support framework for machinery: a spanning framework used to support machinery, e.g. the platform that supports a crane or the structure used to erect and service rockets

[Late 16th century. Origin ?]
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