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trestle bridge

trestle bridge noun: a bridge supported on a system of trestles.

trestle bridge: a bridge supported on a system of trestles
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Noun

trestle bridge (plural trestle bridges)

  1. A bridge supported on a system of trestles.
    • Just beyond Base Station, the Ammonoosuc River is crossed on a simple trestle bridge.1954 November, Robert F. Legget, “The Mount Washington Cog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790
    • A timber trestle bridge was used in this instance because the boggy peat soil offered only a poor foundation. The piles extend 25 ft. below the surface of the ground.1957 January, “Notes and News: A Trestle Bridge in the Highlands”, in Railway Magazine, page 65

trestle bridge meaning in Tamil

trestle bridge in Tamil

உதைகால் சட்டக்கோப்புப் பாலம்

Forms of trestle bridge

pluraltrestle bridges

Questions about trestle bridge

What does trestle bridge mean?
Trestle bridge means a bridge supported on a system of trestles.
What is trestle bridge in Tamil?
Trestle bridge in Tamil is உதைகால் சட்டக்கோப்புப் பாலம். See Trestle bridge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trestle bridge?
Trestle bridge is a noun.
What is the plural of trestle bridge?
The plural of trestle bridge is trestle bridges.

Words near trestle bridge in the dictionary

  1. trestle
  2. trestle bed
  3. trestle beds
  4. trestle board
  5. trestle boards
  6. trestle bridge
  7. trestle bridges
  8. trestle table
  9. trestle tables
  10. trestle tree
  11. trestle trees

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