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trestle

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtɹɛsəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛsəl
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EH1 S AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A trestle bridge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sawhorse, horse, sawbuck, buck

6

noun

Meaning 6

a supporting tower used to support a bridge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: supporting tower

History

Etymology

From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: магаре (magare) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Danish: buk — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Dutch: schraag — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Finnish: pukki — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • French: tréteau — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Bock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Auflagebock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Stützbock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Traverse — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Arbeitsbock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Sägebock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • German: Holzbock — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Italian: cavalletto — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Italian: trespolo — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Italian: capra — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Japanese: 架台 (kadai) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Japanese: 馬 (uma) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Japanese: 脚立 (kyatatsu) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Latin: vāra — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Māori: kaupae — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Middle English: trest — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Middle English: trestel — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Russian: ко́злы (kozly) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Scottish Gaelic: sorchan — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Spanish: caballete — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Ottoman Turkish: سهپا (sehpa) — a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
  • Catalan: cavallet — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Finnish: pukki — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • French: tréteau — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Galician: cabalete — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Bock — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Gestell — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Untergestell — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Auflagegestell — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Tischgestell — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Auflagebock — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Stützbock — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • German: Klappbock — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Italian: capra — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Italian: cavalletto — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Japanese: 架台 (kadai) — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Middle English: trest — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Middle English: trestel — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Plautdietsch: Steilozh — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Scottish Gaelic: sorchan — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Swedish: bock — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Ottoman Turkish: سهپا (sehpa) — a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
  • Bulgarian: подпора (podpora) — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Finnish: pukki — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Gerüst — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Gerüstpfeiler — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Trestle — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Bock — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Pfahljoch — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Schragen — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Stützkonstruktion — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • German: Stützgerüst — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Italian: intelaiatura — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Italian: traliccio — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Japanese: 架台 (kadai) — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Plautdietsch: Steilozh — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
  • Portuguese: cavalete — a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
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