gantry

As nouns the difference between porch and gantry

is that porch is (architecture) a covered and enclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof while gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

As nouns the difference between gantry and portal

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while portal is portal (grandiose and often lavish entrance).

As nouns the difference between gantry and scaffolding

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while scaffolding is a temporary modular system of tubes forming a framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures.

As nouns the difference between gantry and portico

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while portico is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

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.

As nouns the difference between gantry and depot

is that gantry is a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something while depot is a storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

As a noun gantry is

a framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.