trestle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

But do this: As you come to the trestle, stop. — Aladdin & Co.: A Romance of Yankee Magic, Herbert Quick
"Now," said Jack, as they rolled out on the trestle. — The Young Railroaders: Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity, Francis Lovell Coombs
The sarcophagus I’ve had lifted out onto a sloping trestle. — She who sleeps : $b A romance of New York and the Nile, Sax Rohmer

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