Synonyms for trestle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tres-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɛs əl

Définition of trestle

Origin : early 14c., "a support for something," from Old French trestel "crossbeam" (12c.), presumed to be an alteration of Latin *transtellum, diminutive of transtrum "beam, crossbar." Specific meaning "support for a bridge" is recorded from 1796.

noun framework

Example sentences :

She died of cold, on the trestle on which I had had her placed to send her home.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Her husband is at present building a trestle on the Dunsmore track.
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

Again she must cross the dark Hoghole trestle alone on her way to the hut.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

In column of twos he led his men out on the ties of the trestle bridge.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

The culvert was built underneath a trestle which was afterwards filled in.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Rope drives were used to shift the cableways along the trestle.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Our troops are on that ridge (Twin Hills) and a squad is at the trestle over there.
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Suddenly Mildred pointed with her little hand and exclaimed, "There's the trestle!"
Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller

About a mile distant there was a trestle spanning a deep gorge.
Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller

Who is that man beside the trestle, with a black doublet and a pale face?
Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo

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