gantry

/ˈɡæntri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡæntri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgan-trē/ (ame, mw)

gantry — 名詞

  • gantrysingular
  • gantriesplural

1. A large, bridge-shaped metal structure that is raised on supports and stretches

1.名詞C1
釋義

起重架；門架

支撐重型機械的高架金屬結構

A large, bridge-shaped metal structure that is raised on supports and stretches across a wide area, used to hold heavy equipment including cranes, railway signal lights, or rocket-launching machines.

例句

The crane on the gantry lifted shipping containers onto the cargo ship.

起重架上的起重機將貨櫃吊到貨船上。

crane + shipping container collocation

Leila checked the gantry for loose bolts before the rocket launch.

Leila 在火箭發射前檢查了起重架上的螺栓是否鬆動。

pre-launch inspection context

同義詞
  • framework

    more general; any skeletal support structure, not necessarily tall or spanning

  • scaffold

    usually temporary and for workers, whereas a gantry is typically a permanent metal frame

  • derrick

    a tall lifting device with a single boom, typical of oil rigs, rather than a bridge-like frame on rails

用法筆記

Frequently appears in technical or industrial contexts such as construction sites (gantry crane), railway networks (signal gantry), and spaceflight facilities (launch gantry). The word can also act as a noun modifier in compounds.