trestle
noun
tres·tle ˈtre-səl 
also
ˈtrə- variants or less commonly tressel
1
: a braced frame serving as a support
2
: horse sense 2b
3
: a braced framework of timbers, piles, or steelwork for carrying a road or railroad over a depression
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Located in South Eleuthera, the 758 acres will feature an open-trestle pier, but only 20% of the land to be developed. 
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 The tunnel was underneath a railroad trestle which, at the time, was still operating. Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 24 July 2022 Freeman expects the freeway and a wooden train trestle that caught fire to be inspected for damage. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 At the time, California’s Department of Water Resources believed the flooding might have been confined to just half of the island, but the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad refused its request to block an opening under a trestle. David Owen, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 The film's previously seen snowy locale is now a mess of surface-to-air missiles, with pilots requiring evasive maneuvers like a tight roll beneath a stone trestle bridge. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022 Lately, Saint-Lazare has been making wooden furniture — a simple bench for the foot of a bed; a matching trestle upon which to fling clothes; boxy stools — that adds touches of warmth and life. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 The 100-year-old wooden trestle will be replaced by a wider, higher, concrete bridge that will be less likely to flood and less of an impediment to the flow of the San Dieguito River. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022 Likewise, a sequence in which the trio and a trainload of passengers traverse Italy, until a trestle very close to collapse interrupts their journey. John Anderson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 See More
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 The tunnel was underneath a railroad trestle which, at the time, was still operating. Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 24 July 2022 Freeman expects the freeway and a wooden train trestle that caught fire to be inspected for damage. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 At the time, California’s Department of Water Resources believed the flooding might have been confined to just half of the island, but the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad refused its request to block an opening under a trestle. David Owen, The New Yorker, 11 May 2022 The film's previously seen snowy locale is now a mess of surface-to-air missiles, with pilots requiring evasive maneuvers like a tight roll beneath a stone trestle bridge. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2022 Lately, Saint-Lazare has been making wooden furniture — a simple bench for the foot of a bed; a matching trestle upon which to fling clothes; boxy stools — that adds touches of warmth and life. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 The 100-year-old wooden trestle will be replaced by a wider, higher, concrete bridge that will be less likely to flood and less of an impediment to the flow of the San Dieguito River. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022 Likewise, a sequence in which the trio and a trainload of passengers traverse Italy, until a trestle very close to collapse interrupts their journey. John Anderson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English trestel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *trastellum, from Latin transtillum, diminutive of transtrum traverse beam, from trans across — more at through entry 1
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing trestle
Kids Definition
trestle
noun
tres·tle ˈtre-səl
1
: a braced frame consisting usually of a horizontal piece with spreading legs at each end that supports something (as the top of a table)
2
: a structure of timbers or steel for supporting a road or railroad over a low place