arbotante

Definitions of arbotante
  1. noun
    a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
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    type of:
    botarel, contrafuerte, encadenado, entibo, espolón, estribo, macho, machón
    a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
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