Gantry

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Gantry may refer to:

Gantry crane, a crane having a hoist fitted in a trolley for parallel movement
Gantry (rocketry), the frame which encloses and services a rocket at its launch pad
Gantry (road sign), an overhead assembly on which highway signs or railway signals are posted
Gantry (medical imaging), cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D-imaging.
Gantry tower, a structure commonly found in electrical substation or transmission line

See also:

Elmer Gantry, a 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis
Elmer Gantry (film), a 1960 film based on the novel
Scaffolding - occasionally referred to as a gantry when used as a support framework

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