Buttress
81flying buttress — /flaɪɪŋ ˈbʌtrəs / (say fluying butruhs) noun a segmental arch which carries the thrust of a wall over a space to a solid pier buttress …
82hanging buttress — /hæŋɪŋ ˈbʌtrəs/ (say hanging butruhs) noun a decorative buttress usually supported by a corbel …
83strengthening buttress — See fender strengthening buttress …
84wing strengthening buttress — British term for fender strengthening buttress …
85arch buttress — noun : flying buttress …
86pier buttress — noun : the pier that receives the thrust of a flying buttress …
87plank buttress — noun Etymology: plank (I) : buttress root …
88arch-buttress — see arch n. III …
89FLYING BUTTRESS — See GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE; NOTRE DAME, PARIS …
90flying buttress — noun (C) a half arch 1 (1) joined to the top of the outside wall of a large building such as a church in order to support it …