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buttress in Latin

buttress in Latin is erisma — buttress means a brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

buttress in Latin

erisma
noun
(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

What does "buttress" mean?

  1. noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  2. noun Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
  3. noun A buttress root.
  4. noun A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
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What is "buttress" in Latin?

"buttress" in Latin is erisma. buttress means: A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.

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