gantry
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Having said that, if a team are set up that way, then obviously it is a disruption to have the pit wall gantry go down.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
In partnership with architects like Benjamin Albertson and Rad Studio, the robotic gantry system can produce more free-form designs than traditional construction, with tight curves, circles and other elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 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
On February 5, 1958, the hapless Vanguard team tried again for orbit and failed, although this time their rocket managed to at least clear the gantry before it blew up.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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He passed under 14 motorway gantries, but not one carried a red warning 'X' signal of an obstruction ahead.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
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
Causing further disruption over the weekend is the fact the M48 Severn Bridge will be closed until 06:00 Monday for two high-level cable inspection gantries to be moved.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2022
Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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