buttress

Definition of abbreviation (noun) -

any support or prop

Part of speech:

Noun

Plural: buttressed; buttressed; buttressing

Example sentences with this word:

The buttress kept the old building from collapsing.

Because of the flying buttress system, it became possible to construct thinner walls as time passed instead of increasing the thickness to offset the large windows and higher vaults.

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