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Gearbox

The metal casing enclosing a set of gears (in a motor), in order to provide mechanical advantage and correspondingly reduced motor/brake sizes as well as increasing torque.

Get in/get out

In touring productions, the term 'get in' is used to describe installing and setting up all the touring equipment, scenery and props in the theatre. The reverse is the 'get out'.

Grid

The grid is literally a grid within the roof covering all areas of the stage that require flying, on which the pulleys of a flying system are supported. The grid is usually constructed from metal or wooden beams. Grid is short for ‘gridiron’.

GRT

Gross Registered Tonnes