gantry

n., pl., -tries.

1. A mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large archlike or bridgelike frame designed to move along a set of tracks.
2. A similar spanning frame supporting a group of railway signals over several tracks.
3. Aerospace. 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.]

A framework, usually of heavy timbers, to support building equipment or to provide a working platform.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tøndelad, galgekran

Nederlands (Dutch)
schraag, flessenwand, lanceertoren

Français (French)
n. - (Constr) portique, (Aérosp) tour de lancement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bock, Signalbrücke, Startrampe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ικρίωμα

Italiano (Italian)
cavalletto, piattaforma per gru

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pórtico (m) (de guindaste) (Téc.), cavalete (m), ponte (f) de sinalização

Русский (Russian)
помост, пусковая башня космического корабля

Español (Spanish)
n. - caballete, pórtico, torre de lanzamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kranportal, traversbana, lastningsbrygga, signalbrygga (järnv.), strålkastarbrygga (film. o.d.), servicetorn (robot.), ställning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起重台架, 龙门起重架, 跨轨信号杆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 起重台架, 龍門起重架, 跨軌信號桿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통을 올려 놓는 대, 받침대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 構台, 信号橋, 発射やぐら

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسند خشبي, جسر الاشارات في سكه الحديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסגרת, חישוק-מתכת, כן חללית, פיגום נע‬

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