Gantry

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A gantry is an overhead bridge-like structure supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras.

Devices and structures

  • Gantry (medical), cylindrical scanner assembly used for medical 3D-imaging or treatment
  • Gantry (transport), an overhead assembly on which highway signs or railway signals are posted
  • Gantry (rocketry)
    , the frame which encloses and services a rocket at its launch pad
  • Gantry crane, a crane having a hoist fitted in a trolley for parallel movement
  • Gantry tower
    or anchor portal, a structure commonly found in electrical substation or transmission line
  • Scaffolding, occasionally referred to as a gantry when used as a support framework

Places

Arts, entertainment, and media

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