buttresses

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plural of buttress
third-person singular of buttress
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A buttress-root
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A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff

Two short pitches up a chimney-crack are followed by a traverse right to the centre of the buttress.

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To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress
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A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it
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Anything that serves to support something; a prop
flying buttresses
plural form of flying buttress
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any support or prop
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{n} a prop, shore, support
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{v} to prop
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A structural device of masonry or concrete that resists the diagonal forces from an arch or vault; abutment
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A side support that counteracts an outward pusing force, the way bookends keep books on a shelf from sliding sideways Buttresses are often used to support the sides of arches and walls of tall churches, where they counteract the outward thrust
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A structure built against a wall to strengthen or support it
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To support something with, or as if with a buttress
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reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"
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a bracket-like wall that projects from a wall to strengthen and stiffen it against overturning forces that are applied to the opposite face A buttress must touch the wall it reinforces, although it may be integral with or independent of it All parts of a buttress act in compression See also counterfort
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a structure, usually of stone or brick, built against a wall to support it
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A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry
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In architecture, a projecting structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement
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a mass of masonry or brickwork projecting from or built against a wall to give additional strength
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make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
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To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate
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typically a short 'stub' wall supporting the main wall or tower; a projection from a wall to create additional strength and support
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n The part of the mountain or rock that stands in front of the main mountain face
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reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church
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A structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it Usually an exterior masonry structure that opposes the lateral thrust of an arch or a vault and adds extra support
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A projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building; a projecting part of a mountain or hill; a broadened base of a tree trunk or a thickened vertical part of it; something that supports or strengthens
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an arch shaped support, used by builders of bridges and churches in the days before steel
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{f} support, reinforce
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Supporting element
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Root which forms enlarged, above the surface, roots which support the plant
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A square projection of masonry on the outside or corner of a wall that provides extra strength for some internal feature such as a roof beam or an arch
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A support built against the wall and designed to strengthen it The flying buttress, which supports the wall from the outside, is characteristic of Gothic cathedrals
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Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. a brick or stone structure built to support a wall (boterez, from boter; BUTT). to support a system, idea, argument etc, especially by providing money. Exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving to strengthen it or resist outward thrust from an arch or roof. Buttresses also have a decorative function. Though used since ancient times (Mesopotamian temples featured decorative buttresses, as did Roman and Byzantine structures), they are especially associated with Gothic architecture. See also flying buttress
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A mass of stone built up to support a wall, usually necessary to strengthen those of great height See flying buttress
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A projecting mass of masonry set at an angle to or boned into a wall that it strengthens or supports
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An exterior architectural support
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a very steep arete on the face of a mountain Nose and pillar are synonomous with buttress
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To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly
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A vertical strip of heavy masonry applied to the wall of a building to provide structural reinforcement against lateral forces (as from a vault or an arch) When the buttress is a free-standing pier attached to the wall by one or more arches, it is called a flying buttress
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A structure built against a wall to give it strength
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Wall projection for extra support; flying - narrow, arched bridge against the structure; pilaster - gradually recedes into the structure as it ascends
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a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
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{i} support, brace
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a synonym of spur
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a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
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A projecting masonry structure to give additional strength and stability to a wall, distribute superimposed loads and/or resist the lateral thrusts from an arch, roof or vaults as in large churches and cathedrals
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a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis" reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church
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Anything which supports or strengthens
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    [ 'b&-tr&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English butres, from Middle French bouterez, from Old French boterez, from boter; more at BUTT.