Definition of "gantry" in Anglais

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. A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.

4. (Singapore, by extension) A faregate or turnstile controlling the entry and exit of people at a location.

5. (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.