trestle

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹɛsəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A framework used to support a bridge, table, or platform.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.

Examples

  • Basically, a trestle table is a plank set on two trestles.

  • The train used the long trestle to get to the other side.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. A trestle bridge.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The workers set up a wooden blank to support the bridge during construction.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.