GANTRY

noun (plural gantries) Etymology: Middle English ganter, gauntree, from Anglo-French *ganter, from Old French dialect (Artois) gantier, from Latin cantherius horse of poor quality, rafter, trellis Date: 15th century a frame for supporting barrels, a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something: as, a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks, a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each