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TRESTLE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trestle" is a kind of...):
buck; horse; sawbuck; sawhorse (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)
Holonyms ("trestle" is a part of...):
trestle table (a table supported on trestles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A supporting tower used to support a bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trestle" is a kind of...):
supporting tower (a tower that serves to support something)
Holonyms ("trestle" is a part of...):
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
