Buttress (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
  2. any prop or support.
  3. a thing shaped like a buttress, as a tree trunk with a widening base.
  4. a bony or horny protuberance, especially on a horse's hoof.
verb (used with object)
  1. to support by a buttress; prop up.
  2. to give encouragement or support to (a person, plan, etc.).
noun
  1. a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall
  2. any support or prop
  3. something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside
  4. either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse's hoof
verb (tr)
  1. to support (a wall) with a buttress
  2. to support or sustain
Buttress (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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