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gauntry

gauntry

9.9
A large steel frame above tracks that holds lights, cables or a crane
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : puente grúa
  • A row of lights was mounted on a massive gauntry above the railway tracks.

Examples

  • The engineer carefully inspected the gauntry before the crane began its operation.

  • Several gauntries support the railway signals.

  • A row of lights was mounted on a massive gauntry above the railway tracks.

  • Workers reinforced the old gauntry to support the new transmission cables.

  • The new gauntry was installed last week.

  • The engineer carefully inspected the gauntry before the crane began its operation.

  • Workers reinforced the old gauntry to support the new transmission cables.

Synonyms

gantry
vsgauntry
  • Specialized
5 8.1

A metal frame that stands above tracks to hold signal lights or a crane

is an alternate spelling with identical technical meaning

Surface Forms

gauntry singular
gauntries plural

Etymology

Gauntry is a variant of the common word gantry, which originally meant a work 'frame' or scaffold used to hold tools and people. So a gauntry is easy to remember as the big metal 'frame' that bridges over tracks or supports a crane, lights, or cables.