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Meaning of Trestle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɹɛsəl

Definitions

  1. A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
  2. A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
  3. A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
  4. A trestle bridge.

Equivalents

العربية الحامل جحش
Български магаре
Bosanski buk nogari vara магаре
Català cavallet
Dansk buk
Deutsch Arbeitsbock Auflagebock Auflagegestell Bock Gerüst Gerüstpfeiler Gestell Holzbock Klappbock Pfahljoch Sägebock Schragen Stützbock Stützgerüst Stützkonstruktion Tischgestell Traverse Trestle Untergestell
Español caballete
Suomi pukki
Français tréteau
Gàidhlig sorchan
Galego cabalete
Hrvatski buk nogari vara магаре
Italiano capra cavalletto intelaiatura traliccio trespolo
日本語 架台 脚立 馬
Kurdî boçk bûk
Latina vara
Nederlands schraag
Polski kobylica kobyłka
Português cavalete
Русский козлы
Српски buk nogari vara магаре
Svenska bock
Türkçe sehpa
Tiếng Việt ngựa

Examples

“He turned the knob, but the door was locked. Retracing his steps past a vacant lot, the young man entered a shop where a colored man was employed in varnishing a coffin, which stood on two trestles in the middle of the floor.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

trestle bed trestle board trestle bridge trestle table trestle tree trestle-board

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