Get to know Trestle better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like sawhorse or horse.
Trestle meaning
- A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
- A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
- A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
Using Trestle
- The main meaning on this page is: A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses. | A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks. | A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
- Useful related words include: supporting tower, sawhorse, horse, sawbuck.
- In the example corpus, trestle often appears in combinations such as: the trestle, trestle bridge, of trestle.
Context around Trestle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trestle
- In this selection, "trestle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, high, gauge, wooden, bridge, tables and table stand out and add context to how "trestle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a rickety trestle was upgraded and below the trestle on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trestle" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trestle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Comfortably seat six at this Emmett Pine Solid Wood Trestle Dining Table. (12 words)
A Coaster train heads north past the Del Mar Fairgrounds on the wooden trestle. (14 words)
Each stall will have a trestle table (approx. 6ft by 3ft) and two chairs. (14 words)
Some $85,000 is earmarked for design, engineering and costs for making Ashland Street from Main Street to the train trestle by Davenport more pedestrian and bicycle friendly in line with the state's Complete Streets program. (37 words)
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, has announced the recipients of its 2018 Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grants, including a grant to further extend the iconic High Trestle Trail in Iowa. (36 words)
Although the attraction briefly reopened in 1921 after the scariest portion, a rickety trestle, was upgraded, these modifications didn’t instill enough confidence in the public to attract a large number of riders. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Re-purposed assets * D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle - A trestle from the abandoned Marshall Pass line.
A Coaster train heads north past the Del Mar Fairgrounds on the wooden trestle.
Each stall will have a trestle table (approx. 6ft by 3ft) and two chairs.
Fog surrounds a trestle bridge on the Belfast Rail Trail on June 27, in Belfast.
Guests mingled for cocktails before being seated at a dozen or so long white trestle tables on a huge terrace.
In another slide, Audrey shared a throwback photo of herself and Jeremy sharing a hug on the hill below the trestle on the spot where Jeremy proposed.
The robbery incident happened Tuesday morning on the 800 block of Trestle Glen Road by Lakeshore Avenue, when a nanny was walking a 15-month-old girl in a stroller.
The shoe section is a sea of trestle tables, stacked with footwear and split into sizes to make it easier to peruse.
This bakery and cafe are a local favorite, serving up freshly baked bread and an array of breakfast treats like their fresh Trestle Donuts.
Comfortably seat six at this Emmett Pine Solid Wood Trestle Dining Table.
I've had people steal cutlery, salt and pepper shakers, Christmas decorations, menus, attempt to steal the bar mats, even had someone try to take our trestle table,' one wrote.
The first railway bridge was a temporary, timber trestle bridge completed rapidly in early 1883.
When you turn up to witness the votes being counted it’s nearly always in a cavernous sports hall filled with trestle tables.
A dog killed a sick raccoon in the 6700 block of Trestle Lane May 28, and testing confirmed that the raccoon had rabies.
I couldn’t see the second trestle through the growth on the rail bed.
The man told emergency crews he was walking on a trestle bridge in Sunday night when he lost his footing and plummeted into the river.
Although the attraction briefly reopened in 1921 after the scariest portion, a rickety trestle, was upgraded, these modifications didn’t instill enough confidence in the public to attract a large number of riders.
Dallas County Conservation receives $15,000 to extend High Trestle Trail - Business Record Search only accepts letters and numbers.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, has announced the recipients of its 2018 Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grants, including a grant to further extend the iconic High Trestle Trail in Iowa.
Some $85,000 is earmarked for design, engineering and costs for making Ashland Street from Main Street to the train trestle by Davenport more pedestrian and bicycle friendly in line with the state's Complete Streets program.
Common combinations with trestle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the trestle 5×
- trestle bridge 4×
- of trestle 4×
- trestle table 3×
- trestle tables 3×
- on trestle 3×
- trestle trestle 2×
- trestle from 2×
- wooden trestle 2×
- trestle on 2×