Vorbau — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.
• stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.

Senses

Vorbau is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
• porch (architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
• stem (cycling) A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.

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.

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