trestle
noun[C]
uk/ˈtres.əl/us/ˈtres.əl/asupportingstructurefor atable, consisting of aflatpieceofwoodsupportedat each end by twopairsofslopinglegs
(桌子的)支架,搁凳slav-/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
engineeringspecialized
a set ofslopingsupportsholdingahorizontalstructure, usedespeciallyforrailwaybridges
(尤指铁路桥所用的)栈架,支架Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- sinew
- underpin
- weight-bearing
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