contraforte — meaning in English

English meaning

• buttress noun A support made of brick, concrete or stone, set against a structure to hold it up.

Senses

contraforte is used for these senses in English:

• buttress (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
• buttress (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
• buttress (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

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.

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