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Trestlework

noun
1.
A supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g..





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"Trestlework" Quotes from Famous Books



... him—unscathed. Far to the westward it rested snugly in its gigantic nest of crossbeams, like the head of some colossal decapitated Chinese mandarin. With an involuntary shout he started running down the valley, heedless of his steps. Nearer and higher loomed the steel trestlework upon which rested the giant engine. Panting, he blindly stumbled on, mindful only of the momentous fact that Pax's secret ...
— The Man Who Rocked the Earth • Arthur Train


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