gantry
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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Long Beach Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan said fire units responded at 9:06 a.m. and found that several containers were also leaning against a gantry crane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
An FIA spokesman added that, while the red flag was not showing on the boards at the start-finish line, the orange 'abort lap' lights were on the start-line gantry.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
For four days, Hallam and more than three dozen other activists climbed a gantry and thereby blocked traffic in London’s critically important M25 motorway.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2024
A tall gantry crane against the sullen sky.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
In November 2022, 45 JSO members climbed gantries around the M25 severely disrupting traffic for over four days.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Roger Hallam and 15 other protesters were jailed last year for their roles in four demonstrations held by JSO, including climbing on gantries over the M25 and throwing soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers painting.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
The protests saw about 45 protesters climb onto gantries over the motorway for four successive days, at times bringing the motorway to a standstill.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Over the last four days, its activists have climbed gantries above the highway, forcing it to close in several places.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
