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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