Basically, a trestle table is a plank set on two trestles.
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Trestle
/ˈtɹɛsəl/
Synonyms for "trestle" (64 found)
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beambranchbuckcable railwayclotheshorsecog railwayelelectric railwayelevatedelevated railwayembankmentfeederfeeder line
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6 entriesadjustable trestlefolding trestleportable trestlerailway trestlesteel trestletimber trestle
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6 entriesportable trestlerailway trestlesteel trestletrestle tabletwo trestleswooden trestle
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The train used the long trestle to get to the other side.
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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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