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trestle

[tres-uhl] / ˈtrɛs əl /


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"It was waiter service when it first started and everyone came and sat at long trestle tables and they were served their pie and It took time when it was busy," Linda says.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

The transportation department declared an emergency to replace the trestle and has been granted permits needed for the work, Matkin said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Along with the trestle, it destroyed a residence, damaged another and burned down 24 outbuildings.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Jake, who built a comfortable space under the railroad trestle, says he gets angry when people steal belongings, but it is still safer there than living on the streets.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2023

General Putnam was sitting behind a rough trestle table they’d set up for his desk.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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