trestletree
[ tres-uhl-tree ]
/ ˈtrɛs əlˌtri /
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noun Nautical.
either of a pair of timbers or metal shapes lying along the tops of the hounds or cheeks of a mast to support crosstrees or a top.
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tressure, tressy, tres-tine, trestle, trestle table, trestletree, trestlework, tret, Treta Yuga, Tretchikoff, tretinoin
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British Dictionary definitions for trestletree
trestletree
/ (ˈtrɛsəlˌtriː) /
noun
nautical either of a pair of fore-and-aft timbers fixed horizontally on opposite sides of a lower masthead to support an upper mast
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