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Feb 12, 2012
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tres•tle



Pronunciation: (tres'ul), [key]
—n.
1. a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
2. Civ. Engin.
a. one of a number of bents, having sloping sides of framework or piling, for supporting the deck or stringers of a bridge.
b. a bridge made of these.

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