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Meaning of trestletree | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top.

Examples

“For, besides one of the bibs being defective, the larboard trestletree, and one of the cross-trees were sprung”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

trestlework trestling trestolone Treswell tret tretamine