trestles

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plural of trestle
trestle
A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses
trestle
an open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge
trestle
{n} a frame to support any thing on
trestle
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
trestle
{i} support made of horizontal piece supported by A-frames, table base, table stand; bridge made of A-frames
trestle
sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
trestle
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
trestle
A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
trestle
The frame of a table
trestle
A timber, reinforced concrete, or steel structure, usually consisting of many short spans, used to support a temporary or permanent bridge or used temporarily to construct a permanent bridge
trestle
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like
trestle
a bridge made of timber framing
trestle
a bridge structure consisting of spans supported upon frame bents
trestle
sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop a supporting tower used to support a bridge
trestle
A trestle is a wooden or metal structure that is used, for example, as one of the supports for a table. It has two pairs of sloping legs which are joined by a flat piece across the top
trestles

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    (noun.) 14th century. Middle English trestel, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin transtellum, from Latin transtillum, diminutive of transtrum traverse beam, from trans across; more at THROUGH.
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