an arrangement of trestles, esp one that supports or makes a bridge
trestlework in American English
(ˈtrɛsəlˌwɜrk)
US
noun
1.
a system of trestles for supporting a bridge, etc.
2.
a structure made of trestles
trestlework in American English
(ˈtresəlˌwɜːrk)
noun
a structural system composed of trestles
Word origin
[1840–50; trestle + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, colloid, creationism, organizer, plaque