Meanings
noungantry crane (plural gantry cranes)
plural gantry cranes
- 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
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 門式起重機 /门式起重机, 龍門吊 /龙门吊
- 門式起重機 /门式起重机Translations
- 龍門吊 /龙门吊 (lóngméndiào)Translations
Czech portálový jeřáb
- portálový jeřábTranslations
Danish portalkran
- portalkranTranslations
Dutch portaalkraan
- portaalkraanTranslations
Estonian pukk-kraana
- pukk-kraanaTranslations
Finnish pukkinosturi
- pukkinosturiTranslations
French portique de manutention
- portique de manutentionTranslations
German Portalkran, Bockkran
- PortalkranTranslations
- BockkranTranslations
Hungarian portalna dizalica
- portalna dizalicaTranslations
Japanese ガントリークレーン
- ガントリークレーンTranslations
Persian جرثقیل دروازهای
- جرثقیل دروازهایTranslations
Polish suwnica
- suwnicaTranslations
Russian козловой кран
- козловой кран (kozlovoj kran)Translations
Slovak portálový žeriav
- portálový žeriavTranslations
Spanish grúa pórtico
- grúa pórticoTranslations
Swedish portalkran
- portalkranTranslations
Ukrainian козловий кран
- козловий кран (kozlovyj kran)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
gantry crane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantry%20crane
MLA
“gantry crane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantry%20crane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gantry crane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gantry%20crane.
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