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gantryman

gantryman noun: a worker who carries ore from the gantry to the kiln to be calcined prior to smelting.

Noun

gantryman (plural gantrymen)

  1. A worker who carries ore from the gantry to the kiln to be calcined prior to smelting.

Forms of gantryman

pluralgantrymen

Origin of gantryman

From gantry + -man.

Questions about gantryman

What does gantryman mean?
Gantryman means a worker who carries ore from the gantry to the kiln to be calcined prior to smelting.
What part of speech is gantryman?
Gantryman is a noun.
What is the plural of gantryman?
The plural of gantryman is gantrymen.

Words near gantryman in the dictionary

  1. gantry crane
  2. gantry cranes
  3. gantry scaffold
  4. gantry scaffolds
  5. gantryless
  6. gantryman
  7. gantrymen
  8. Gants Hill
  9. Gantt
  10. Gantt bar
  11. Gantt bars

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