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

These operate like conventional motorways but use overhead gantry signs and variable speed limits to regulate traffic flow.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 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