0 a supporting structure for a table, consisting of a flat piece of wood supported at each end by two pairs of sloping legs
1 a set of sloping supports holding a horizontal structure, used esp. for railroad bridges, or a bridge supported in this way:
The tube and microscopes were mounted on trestles, and adjustable to any direction.
By 1903 the line climbed over crossing several large trestles and a switchback with ruling grades of 6.4%.
A series of trestles were built across the tidal flats with a swing span across the dredged channel.
Trestles used by the railway are still present along this route, although their ends have been demolished to prevent access for safety reasons.
A stage was erected on the outer reef using trestles of hardwood, with a moving platform.
The road is notable for its high trestles and series of long tunnels -- including one that is approximately six miles long.
The railroad had 43 wooden trestles and 255 steep grades with the steepest at 5.3%.
Over half the line was supported on trestles which, at their maximum, held the 36-foot-long cars 50 feet above the ground.
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