trestlework

[ tres-uhl-wurk ]

noun

1. a structural system composed of trestles.

trestlework

/ ˈtrɛsəlˌwɜːk /

noun

1. an arrangement of trestles, esp one that supports or makes a bridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of trestlework¹

First recorded in 1840–50; trestle + work

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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