Gantry (noun)
gan-tree
A bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras. / A tall framework supporting a space rocket prior to launching.
Late Middle English (denoting a wooden stand for barrels): probably from dialect gawn (contraction of gallon) + tree.
Example sentences
“The signs were visible on the gantry from miles away.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
