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Buttress Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
(n.)
Anything which supports or strengthens.
Anything which supports or strengthens.
(n.)
A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
buttress
\but"tress\ (&?;), n. [oe. butrasse, boterace, fr. f. bouter to push; cf. of. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez) buttress. see butt an end, and cf. butteris.]
1. (arch.) a projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
note: when an external projection is used merely to stiffen a wall, it is a pier.
2. anything which supports or strengthens. "the ground pillar and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity."
similar words(1)
flying buttress
Any support or prop.
1: a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
2: something that supports or strengthens --a buttressof the cause of peace-- buttress v : to furnish or shore up with a buttress; also: support,strengthen --arguments buttressed by solid facts--
2: something that supports or strengthens --a buttressof the cause of peace-- buttress v : to furnish or shore up with a buttress; also: support,strengthen --arguments buttressed by solid facts--
Noun
1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
(synonym) buttressing
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) flying buttress, arc-boutant
Verb
1. reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"
(hypernym) reinforce, reenforce
(derivation) buttressing
2. make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
Buttress Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
World War II British operation (cancelled) against the toe of the Italian peninsula involving landings at Goija staged from North Africa
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Buttress Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral (sideways) forces arising out of the roof structures that lack adequate bracing.
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