Answer to "Support for a bridge" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRUSS , but the solution may also be TRESTLE which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in LA Times).

Support for a bridge crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
TRUSS	33 %	5
PIER	33 %	4
TRESTLE	33 %	7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Support for a bridge

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• trestle
• pier
• truss
• pylon
• pile
• toll
• abutment
• girder
• tooth
• crossbeam
• pontoon
• bid

Crossword Answer definitions

TRUSS noun

1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
2. A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
3. A triangular bracket.
4. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
5. A bundle; a package.
6. A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
7. Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
8. A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
9. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.

TRUSS verb

1. To tie up a bird before cooking it.
2. To secure or bind with ropes.
3. To support.
4. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
5. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
6. To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result TRUSS

• Builder's framework
• Supporting bracket
• Bundle of hay or straw
• Bind, as a fowl
• Bridge support
• Secure tightly
• Tie up, as a turkey
• Tie
• Supporting beam
• Roof support

More clues leading to the result PIER

• Bridge platform
• Atlantic City's Steel __
• Landing place
• Liner's landing
• Marina feature
• Wharf
• Bridge support
• Mooring
• Arch support
• Boat landing

More clues leading to the result TRESTLE

• Kind of bridge
• Bridge support
• Bridge for a train
• Carpenter's horse
• Prop for a bridge
• Sawhorse
• Timber railway bridge
• El elevator
• Train bridge
• Railroad bridge