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buttress [buttresses] (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it) noun [UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs] | støttenoun |
buttress [buttressed, buttressing, buttresses] (support something or someone by supplying evidence) verb [UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs] | understøtteverb |
buttress [buttressed, buttressing, buttresses] (support something physically with, or as if with, a buttress) verb [UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs] | støtteverb |
flying buttress (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports) noun [UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈbʌ.trəs] | strebebuenoun |