trestle

English Thesaurus

1. sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	buck, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse,
definition	:	a framework for holding wood that is being sawed (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	trestle table,
definition	:	a table supported on trestles (noun.artifact)

2. a supporting tower used to support a bridge (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	supporting tower,
definition	:	a tower that serves to support something (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	bridge, span,
definition	:	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun.artifact)