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Term of the Road Dictionary

gantry crane

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
  • Definition : Crane straddling a road-rail or ship-shore interchange, with a structure on running tracks that allows forward or backward motion whilst the crane itself provides lateral mobility [EN 14943].

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  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Multimodaler Transport
  • Definition : Die auf Schienen bewegbare Gerüstkonstruktion, die den Transport zwischen Straße und Schiene sowie zwischen Schiff und Ufer ermöglicht, lässt Vorwärts- und Rückwärtsbewegungen zu, während der Kran selbst die seitliche Bewegungsmöglichkeit bietet [EN 14943].