单词 | trestle |
释义 | trestle /tres"euhl/, n. 1. a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse. 2. Civ. Engin. a. one of a number of bents, having sloping sides of framework or piling, for supporting the deck or stringers of a bridge. b. a bridge made of these. [1300-50; ME trestel < MF, by dissimilation from OF trestre << L transtrum crossbeam] |
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