plural gantries
1
: a frame for supporting barrels
2
: a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something: such as
a
: a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks
also
: a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching
b
: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each
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The Super Heavy booster descends to be captured by mechanical arms on the rocket's launch gantry.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In an unprecedented feat, SpaceX successfully captured the descending Super Heavy using powerful mechanical arms on its launch gantry.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
Most equipment on the port side is primarily diesel-driven, including rubber-tire gantries and container handling equipment, not to mention the vehicles going in and out of the port.
—David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The site features a massive gantry key used to drop aircraft from as high as 200 feet.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
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William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
In an unprecedented feat, SpaceX successfully captured the descending Super Heavy using powerful mechanical arms on its launch gantry.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
Most equipment on the port side is primarily diesel-driven, including rubber-tire gantries and container handling equipment, not to mention the vehicles going in and out of the port.
—David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The site features a massive gantry key used to drop aircraft from as high as 200 feet.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
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gantry
noun
gan·try
ˈgan-trē 
plural gantries
1
: a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers running on parallel tracks
2
: a movable structure used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching
3
: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals
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