gantry
/ˈɡæntɹi/ noun C2- A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
- A supporting framework for a barrel.
- A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
- A faregate or turnstile controlling the entry and exit of people at a location.
- 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.
Plural gantries
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