How to pronounce trestle
American English pronunciation
TRES-ul
- IPA
- /ˈtɹɛsəl/
- Syllables
- TRES · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What trestle means
A beam set on spread-out legs, used to hold up a tabletop
In a sentence: We set two trestles in the yard and laid an old door across them for a picnic table.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a crossbeam.
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