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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gantry

/ˈɡæntɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
gantry
IPA
/ˈɡæntɹi/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

noun

A supporting framework for a barrel.

noun

A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.

noun

A faregate or turnstile controlling the entry and exit of people at a location.

noun

A cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D imaging.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From earlier gauntree, possibly from dialectal gaun (“gallon”) + tree, perhaps as a reinterpretation of Middle English *gaunter, from Old Northern French gantier, from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius (“trellis, sort of frame”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gantier, cantarium, canterius

Inflected Forms

gantries (plural) gauntree (alternative, archaic) gauntry (alternative, archaic) gawntree (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

gantried gantryless gantryman

Phrases

gantry crane gantry scaffold signal gantry

Synonyms

gauntry

Rhymes With

pantry santry lantry

Questions

How do you pronounce gantry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæntɹi/.
What does gantry mean?
A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
Where does gantry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gantry

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