Definition of Trestle

1. Noun. A supporting tower used to support a bridge.

Group relationships: Bridge, Span
Generic synonyms: Supporting Tower

2. Noun. Sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop.
Generic synonyms: Buck, Horse, Sawbuck, Sawhorse
Group relationships: Trestle Table

Definition of Trestle

1. n. 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.

Definition of Trestle

1. Noun. A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses. ¹

2. Noun. A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks ¹

3. Noun. A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trestle

1. a framework for supporting a bridge [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trestle

tressed
tressel
tressels
tresses
tressful
tressier
tressiest
tressing
tressour
tressours
tressure
tressured
tressures
tressy
trest
trestle (current term)
trestle-board
trestle-boards
trestle bed
trestle beds
trestle board
trestle boards
trestle bridge
trestle table
trestle tree
trestle trees
trestleboard
trestleboards
trestles
trestletree

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