Definitions for gantries

gantries gan·try

Spelling: [gan-tree]
IPA: /ˈgæn tri/

Gantries is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 631 anagrams from letters in gantries (aeginrst).

Definitions for gantries

noun

  1. a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
  2. any of various spanning frameworks, as a bridgelike portion of certain cranes.
  3. Rocketry. a frame consisting of scaffolds on various levels used to erect vertically launched rockets and spacecraft.
  4. a framelike stand for supporting a barrel or cask.

Origin of gantries

1325-75; Middle English gauntre dialectal Old French gantier wooden stand, frame, variant of chantier Medieval Latin cantārius Latin canthērius Greek kanthḗlios packass

Examples for gantries

gantry seems to think that the railroads—or his railroad, at least—are persecuted.

"You hoped it was only a young woman's fad—which it probably is," gantry cut in.

It opened under his hand, and he found gantry sitting at his desk.

This time gantry's smile was a grin of complete intelligence.

The despatcher had thought that Mr. gantry might want to know.

gantry was astonished and he admitted it in exclamatory phrase.

gantry tells me that you are pretty well up in corporation law.

"Ranlett is mistaken—about twenty minutes mistaken," was gantry's reply.

You were in it, and gantry was in it—and gantry's superiors and mine.

"You say it's enough for you; it won't be enough for Mr. McVickar," gantry interposed.

Word Value for gantries
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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