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Meanings of
trestle
in English
Russian
эстакада
Spanish
calzada elevada
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An elevated road or railway or section thereof.
rack
pier
ramp
viaduct
flyover
elevated way
Related terms
street or road name
Russian
эстакада
Spanish
puente de castilletes
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Type of bridge.
tressel
trestle bridge
Related terms
bridge by structural type
Spanish
puente de castilletes
Catalan
cavallet
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Building tool.
buck
sawhorse
saw-horse
saw-buck
Catalan
cavallet
Usage of
trestle
in English
1
The
trestle
-
board
is, then, the symbol of the natural and moral law.
2
The voice drifted from far away in the darkness on the
trestle
.
3
A piece of the
trestle
fell and killed two of the men.
4
They had come to the end of the
trestle
over the river.
5
The skeleton work of the
trestle
now rose more clearly into view.
6
Each
trestle
is twenty feet long and they are bringing up more.
7
Maps and clipboards were strewn across the
trestle
table in the centre.
8
It was just a short walk from there to the
trestle
bridge.
9
They stood at the
trestle
table and waited until Cathy came out.
10
But for his vigilance the
trestle
would long ago have been down.
11
He got up and hurried across the
trestle
bridge, shivering in fear.
12
They knew nothing of what had happened-washappening-outthere on the
trestle
.
13
We're hugging the side of a forested hill, headed for a
trestle
.
14
About a mile distant there was a
trestle
spanning a deep gorge.
15
A train, catching him defenseless in the middle of the
trestle
,
would.
16
If a
trestle
should happen to go out-thatwould be our finish.
Other examples for "trestle"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
trestle
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
long trestle
high trestle
small trestle
wooden trestle
old trestle
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Translations for
trestle
Russian
эстакада
Spanish
calzada elevada
puente de castilletes
puente de armazon
puente de caballetes
Catalan
cavallet
Trestle
through the time
Trestle
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common