trestle
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- noun
- /ˈtrɛsəl/
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caballetes
- Where there's a gorge, there has to be a trestle.
You know, the, the, the general, the car, the, the, the, the, the, the house falling down on him, the train picking up things off the trestle by riding the train.
- You know, the, the, the general, the car, the, the, the, the, the, the house falling down on him, the train picking up things off the trestle by riding the train.
- I with like some unfortunate garden trestle chair.
Examples
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I walked under the gridded trestle that crossed my porch gables.
Fiction book (1997) -
Under the shaggy arms of a cedar, long trestle tables had been set up, garlanded with flowers.
Fiction book (2000) -
Dad, that trestle table you have out in back would be perfect.
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See there, right there by the railroad trestle?
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Then, if you go across the trestle, you'll see it.
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A wooden trestle was built to move it up to its Central Park hilltop site.
Academic text (2002) -
Buffalo train tracks elevated above the river on a wooden trestle until they disappeared into the tunnel at Block Hill.
Fiction book (1996) -
Near the center of the room, there was a trestle table piled high with glossy apples.
Fiction book (1999) -
We came to the railroad trestle and stepped down the gravel bank to the footbridge.
Fiction book (2002) -
In the dining room, we used a sturdy trestle table to host family dinners.
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Etymology
The word trestle likely comes from an old word like tres meaning 'three', because early supports often used three legs or beams. So a trestle is a simple frame with sloping legs that holds up a table, bridge, or board.