trestlework

ˈtrɛsəlˌwɜrk

Definition

Definition of trestlework - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bridge support

TECH.

system of trestles supporting a bridge or structure

TECH.

The old railway bridge was held up by trestlework.

framework

scaffolding

support

construction framework

TECH.

framework consisting of a series of trestles

TECH.

The bridge was supported by an extensive trestlework..

scaffolding

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system of trestles supporting a bridge or structure
framework consisting of a series of trestles

Origin of trestlework

Latin, transtrum (beam) + Old English, weorc (work)

Examples of trestlework in a sentence

Trestlework was essential for the bridge's stability over the river.
The old railway relied on trestlework.
Trestlework was visible beneath the elevated tracks.

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French:tréteaux, charpente en tréteaux, ...
German:Gerüstwerk, Konstruktionsrahmen, ...
Italian:struttura a cavalletto, struttura a cavalletti, ...
Spanish:caballetes, entramado de caballetes, ...
Portuguese:treliça, estrutura de suporte, ...
Chinese:支架系统, 支架结构, ...
Japanese:トレッスル, トレッスルワーク, ...
Arabic:دَعَّامَات, هَيَاكِل الدَعَّامَات, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָךְ תּוֹמְכִים, מִבְנֶה תָּמִיכָה, ...
Russian:эстакада, эстакадная конструкция, ...
Ukrainian:естакада, естакадна конструкція, ...
Hindi:ट्रेसलवर्क, ट्रैसलवर्क, ...
Bengali:ট্রেসেল কাঠামো, ট্রেসেলওয়ার্ক, ...
Catalan:entramat de cavallets, estructura de cavallets, ...
Czech:podpěrná konstrukce, konstrukce z řady podpěrných koz, ...
Danish:bukkestillads, bukværk, ...
Dutch:schraagwerk, bokwerk, ...
Greek:υποστηρίγματα, κατασκευή με βάθρα, ...
Hungarian:állványzat, bakokból álló tartószerkezet, ...
Khmer:រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធទ្រទ្រង់ស្ពាន, គ្រោងសំណង់ដែលផ្សំឡើងពីទម្រទ្រង់ជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ...
Korean:트레슬워크, 트레슬 구조물, ...
Persian:پایه‌های چوبی, سازه خرپایی, ...
Polish:konstrukcja kozłowa, konstrukcja kratownicowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):cavaletes, estrutura de cavaletes, ...
Romanian:structură de capre, structură de suport, ...
Swedish:bockverk, stödstruktur, ...
Thai:โครงสร้างรองรับ, โครงขาตั้ง, ...
Turkish:ayak sistemi, iskele işi, ...
Vietnamese:giàn giáo, khung giàn, ...

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