Gantry

Alternative forms

• gauntree, gauntry, gawntree archaic

Origin

From Old French chantier (probably via Old Northern French gantier), from Late Latin cantarium, from Latin canterius ("trellis, sort of frame").

Full definition of gantry

Noun

1. A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
2. A supporting framework for a barrel.
3. (astronautics) A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
4. (medical imaging) 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.