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
- 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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