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trestlework
[ tres-uhl-wurk ]
trestlework
/ ˈtrɛsəlˌwɜːk /
noun
- an arrangement of trestles, esp one that supports or makes a bridge
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trestlework1
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Example Sentences
Nearer and higher loomed the steel trestlework upon which rested the giant engine.
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The trestlework is burned in places and across these we passed the best we could.
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In 1868 the remaining trestlework was replaced with Bollman trusses.
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Men are busy rebuilding the burned out places in the trestlework and bridging the river, which is narrow here.
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How he ever did it I don't see, but he said two soldiers fell through the trestlework and were hurt and had to be left behind.
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