HyperDic: buttressing

English > 1 sense of the word buttressing:
NOUNartifactbuttressing, buttressa support usually of stone or brick
buttressing > pronunciation
Soundsbah'trahsihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > buttressing: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building.
Synonymbuttress
Narrowerflying buttress, arc-boutantA buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Broadersupportsupporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
Spanishboterete, contrafuerte
Catalancontrafort, esperó

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