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Flying Buttress

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Noun

1. arc-boutant, flying buttress

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flying Buttress

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noun
a buttress supporting a wall or other structure by an arch or part of an arch that transmits the thrust outwards and downwards
. Also called: arc-boutant

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Flying Buttress

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a buttress connected with a wall at some distance from it by an arch or part of an arch: it serves to resist outward pressure

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flying Buttress

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n.
An arched masonry support serving to bear thrust, as from a vaulted ceiling, away from a main structure to an outer pier or buttress. Also called arc-boutant.

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