gantry
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Hundreds of metres of berths sat empty and towering gantry cranes stood idle as a skeleton crew conducted maintenance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
A submarine telephone cable hauler and gantry in Greenwich lauded as "a birthplace of the communication age" has been named one of the remarkable listed sites of 2025.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 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
On February 5, 1958, the hapless Vanguard team tried again for orbit and failed, although this time their rocket managed to at least clear the gantry before it blew up.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
He passed under 14 motorway gantries, but not one carried a red warning 'X' signal of an obstruction ahead.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Hallam was originally jailed for five years for agreeing to disrupt traffic by having protesters climb onto gantries over the M25 for four successive days.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Whittaker de Abreu and Gethin were arrested close to the M25 dressed to climb the gantries that cross the motorway.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
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
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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