Counterfort (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a buttress, especially one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth.
  2. a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained.
noun
  1. a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength
Counterfort (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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