trestle in Portuguese
trestle in Portuguese is cavalete — trestle means a flat bar held up at each end by two spread-out legs, like a sawhorse.
trestle in Portuguese
cavalete
A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
What does "trestle" mean?
- noun A flat bar held up at each end by two spread-out legs, like a sawhorse.
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noun A stand with legs, either folding or fixed, used to hold up a table top or planks.
"He turned the knob, but the door was locked. Retracing his steps past a vacant lot, the young man entered a shop where a colored man was employed in varnishing a coffin, which stood on two trestles in the middle of the floor."
- noun A framework of spread-out legs used to hold up a bridge.
- noun A bridge built on this kind of framework.
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- He turned the knob, but the door was locked. Retracing his steps past a vacant lot, the young man entered a shop where a colored man was employed in varnishing a coffin, which stood on two trestles in the middle of the floor.
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What is "trestle" in Portuguese?
"trestle" in Portuguese is cavalete. trestle means: A flat bar held up at each end by two spread-out legs, like a sawhorse.
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