Abstützung — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

Abstützung is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
• shoring Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.
• support (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.

buttress — full definition

1. noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
2. noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
3. noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
4. noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.

support — full definition

1. noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
2. verb To hold something up or keep it from falling.
3. verb To back a cause, person, or idea.
4. verb To provide financial or practical help to someone.
5. verb To back up a claim with evidence.

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