A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
The canopy over an altar, etc.
A bench, a settle, a pew.
A gantry crane or gantry scaffold.
A supporting framework for a barrel.
A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
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.