Webbuttress: [noun] a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building.

WebButtress. A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. [1] Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral (sideways) forces arising out of the roof structures that lack adequate bracing.

Webbuttress. 1. (Architecture) Also called: pier a construction, usually of brick or stone, built to support a wall. See also flying buttress. 4. (Zoology) either of the two pointed rear parts of a horse's hoof. 5. (Building) to support (a wall) with a buttress.

WebButtress definition, any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall. See more.

Webbuttress definition: 1. a structure made of stone or brick that sticks out from and supports a wall of a building 2. to…. Learn more.

WebAn abutment of masonry, to strengthen and support a wall; any prop or support. By Nuttall, P.Austin. A projecting support built on to the outside of a wall: any support or prop. To prop or support, as by a buttress. 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language. A projection of masonry to strengthen a wall.

WebSynonyms for BUTTRESS: anchor, pillar, backbone, crutch, reliance, mainstay, standby, dependance; Antonyms of BUTTRESS: undermine, undercut, weaken

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of BUTTRESS. [+ object] : to support, strengthen, or defend (something) The treaty will buttress the cause of peace. The theory has been buttressed by the results of the experiment.

Webbuttress meaning: 1. a structure made of stone or brick that sticks out from and supports a wall of a building 2. to…. Learn more.

Webbuttress, in architecture, exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving either to strengthen it or to resist the side thrust created by the load on an arch or a roof. In addition to their practical functions, buttresses can be decorative, both in their own right and from the designs carved or constructed into them. Although it has …