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Gantry vs Hoarding - What's the difference?

gantry | hoarding |

As nouns the difference between gantry and hoarding

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while hoarding is a temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.

As a verb hoarding is

present participle of lang=en.

gantry

English

Alternative forms

* gauntree, gauntry, gawntree (archaic)

Noun

(gantries)
  • A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
  • A supporting framework for a barrel.
  • A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
  • (medical imaging ) A cylindrical scanner assembly in the bore of which the response of bodies or tissues to some specific exposure can be detected for 3D imaging.

    • Derived terms

    * gantry crane * gantry scaffold

    hoarding

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
  • A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
  • (chiefly, British) A billboard.
    • See also
    * (Temporary fencing) * * (Billboard)

    Etymology 2

    See hoard

    Verb

    (head)
    • See also
    * ("hoarding" on Wikipedia)