Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch; same as
flying buttress .
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- noun architecture Alternative for a
flying buttress
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- noun a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : arc, arch (from Old French; see arc) + boutant, present participle of bouter, to thrust (from Old French; see butt).]
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Borrowing from French
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