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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top..
For, besides one of the bibs being defective, the larboard trestletree, and one of the cross-trees were sprung
Use trestletree when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Trestletree means (nautical) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For, besides one of the bibs being defective, the larboard trestletree, and one of the cross-trees were sprung
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