Felsvorsprung — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• ledge noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

Senses

Felsvorsprung is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
• ledge (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
• ledge A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

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.

ledge — full definition

1. noun A narrow flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
2. noun A ridge or shelf of rock, especially underwater or bearing minerals.

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