Trestle Meaning
/ˈtɹɛsəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
nounA folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
Sentence Examples
Basically, a trestle table is a plank set on two trestles.
The train used the long trestle to get to the other side.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers set up a wooden ____ to support the bridge during construction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The carpenter used a wooden ____ to support the long board while he was cutting it to the correct length today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He turned the knob, but the door was locked. Retracing his steps past a vacant lot, the young man entered a shop where a colored man was employed in varnishing a coffin, which stood on two trestles in the middle of the floor."
— 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers set up a wooden ____ to support the bridge during construction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The carpenter used a wooden ____ to support the long board while he was cutting it to the correct length today.