1. a bridge-like overhead structure with a span, typically supported by two legs, used to carry equipment, signals, or other loads across a space
2. a movable structure with a crane or hoist mounted on it, used in shipyards, factories, or construction sites to lift and move heavy objects
3. a tall framework structure used to support and position a rocket or spacecraft before launch
Usage: aerospace

Examples

• The gantry crane lifted the shipping container onto the truck bed.
• Highway signs hung from a steel gantry spanning the interstate.
• Workers assembled the rocket on the launch gantry.
• The shipyard's gantry system allowed them to move massive steel sections across the facility.
• A gantry structure supported the overhead conveyor belt in the factory.
• The space shuttle was positioned beneath the gantry before launch preparations began.