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gantry cranes

gantry cranes is the plural of gantry crane.

Meaning of gantry crane

Noun

gantry crane (plural gantry cranes)

  1. A large crane mounted on a platform that usually runs back and forth on parallel tracks astride the work area.
    • The train arrives from the south at approximately 0830, and the terminal's electric, rubber-tyred gantry crane swings into action, removing the empty containers and loading full ones in their place.2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, pages 39-40

Questions about gantry cranes

What is gantry cranes the plural of?
Gantry cranes is the plural of gantry crane.

Words near gantry cranes in the dictionary

  1. gantons
  2. gantried
  3. gantries
  4. gantry
  5. gantry crane
  6. gantry cranes
  7. gantry scaffold
  8. gantry scaffolds
  9. gantryless
  10. gantryman
  11. gantrymen

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