contrafforte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
Senses
contrafforte is used for these senses in English:
- buttress (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
buttress — full definition
- noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.
- noun Something that gives support or strength to another thing.
- noun In botany, a wide, flat root that spreads out from the base of a tree trunk to help hold it up.
- noun A part of a mountain or rock face that sticks out sharply.
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