单词 | trestle |
释义 | trestle/ˈtrɛs(ə)l /noun 1A framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a table top.Among the ship's fittings were lanterns with hinged and sliding doors as well as furniture, including stools, benches, folding stands, trestles and tables....
1.1 short for trestle table.What you see on the loaded trestles and sagging stalls, lining the waterfront here, will end up on a thousand restaurant tables by the end of the day....
1.2 (also trestlework) An open braced framework used to support an elevated structure such as a bridge.He hadn't immediately recognized the purpose of the pairs of gleaming metal rails which ran down long ramps and intricately braced trestle bridges from several dark openings in the mountainside....
1.3 (also trestletree) Each of a pair of horizontal pieces on a sailing ship’s lower mast supporting the topmast.With the areas identified and a metal recycler found, 2005 should see the removal of old trestles out of Clew Bay. OriginMiddle English: from Old French trestel, based on Latin transtrum 'beam'. Rhymes |
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