trestletree

[ tres-uh l-tree ]
/ ˈtrɛs əlˌtri /

noun Nautical.

either of a pair of timbers or metal shapes lying along the tops of the hounds or cheeks of a mast to support crosstrees or a top.

Origin of trestletree

First recorded in 1615–25; trestle + tree

Words nearby trestletree

British Dictionary definitions for trestletree

trestletree
/ (ˈtrɛsəlˌtriː) /

noun

nautical either of a pair of fore-and-aft timbers fixed horizontally on opposite sides of a lower masthead to support an upper mast