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flying buttress

DEFINITIONS OF: flying buttress

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n a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch

Synonyms:
arc-boutant
Type of:
buttress, buttressing
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
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