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trestlework

trestlework noun: a system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge.

Noun

trestlework (plural trestleworks)

  1. A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge.

Forms of trestlework

pluraltrestleworks

Origin of trestlework

From trestle + work.

Questions about trestlework

What does trestlework mean?
Trestlework means a system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge.
What part of speech is trestlework?
Trestlework is a noun.
What is the plural of trestlework?
The plural of trestlework is trestleworks.

Words near trestlework in the dictionary

  1. trestled
  2. trestles
  3. trestletree
  4. trestletrees
  5. trestlewise
  6. trestlework
  7. trestleworks
  8. trestling
  9. trestolone
  10. tresvigintillion
  11. Treswell

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