trestle

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A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses
A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
an open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge
{n} a frame to support any thing on
{i} support made of horizontal piece supported by A-frames, table base, table stand; bridge made of A-frames
sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
The frame of a table
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
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
a bridge made of timber framing
a bridge structure consisting of spans supported upon frame bents
sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop a supporting tower used to support a bridge
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
trestle boards
plural form of trestle board
trestle bridge
a bridge supported on a system of trestles
trestle tree
A structure attached to a mast to support the top and the heel of a topmast
trestle bridge
a bridge supported by trestlework
trestle table
a table supported on trestles
trestle table
A trestle table is a table made of a long board that is supported on trestles. A table having a top supported by trestles. a temporary table made of a long board supported on trestles
A trestle
tressel
trestles
plural of trestle
trestle

    Hyphenation

    tres·tle

    Turkish pronunciation

    tresıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtresəl/ /ˈtrɛsəl/

    Etymology

    (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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