appui — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• stanchion noun A vertical pole, post, or support.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

appui is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
• stanchion A vertical pole, post, or support.

buttress — full definition

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.

stanchion — full definition

1. noun A vertical pole, post, or support.
2. noun A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

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