English Explanatory Dictionary

trestle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
  2. A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
  3. A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
  4. A trestle bridge.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛsəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trestle.wav

Word forms

trestle trestles

Etymology

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

Derived words

saw-trestle trestle bed trestle board trestle table trestle tree trestlework
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