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gantry

[gan-tree] / ˈgæn tri /


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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

"Apologies to the listeners. You can understand the emotion. Back to you in the gantry."

From BBC May 24, 2025

In partnership with architects like Benjamin Albertson and Rad Studio, the robotic gantry system can produce more free-form designs than traditional construction, with tight curves, circles and other elements.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2025

For four days, Hallam and more than three dozen other activists climbed a gantry and thereby blocked traffic in London’s critically important M25 motorway.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2024

A tall gantry crane against the sullen sky.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

In November 2022, 45 JSO members climbed gantries around the M25 severely disrupting traffic for over four days.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

Over the last four days, its activists have climbed gantries above the highway, forcing it to close in several places.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2022

Just Stop Oil activists said about 15 of its supporters were on gantries at "multiple locations".

From BBC Nov. 8, 2022

The M25 was disrupted after protesters climbed gantries at multiple locations in November.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2022

Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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