Stützgerüst — meaning in English

English meaning

• trestle noun A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.

Senses

Stützgerüst is used for these senses in English:

• falsework (engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
• trestle A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.

trestle — full definition

1. noun A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
2. noun A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
3. noun A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
4. noun A trestle bridge.

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