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TRESTLEWORK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trestlework mean?
• TRESTLEWORK (noun)
The noun TRESTLEWORK has 1 sense:
1. a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.
Familiarity information: TRESTLEWORK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trestlework" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
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