flying buttress

Noun

Meaning

a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

arc-boutant bank pier rampart support mole prop column beam shore shoulder reinforcement groin brace jetty
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Hypernyms

buttress buttressing

Examples

Sigmund Freud was the apostle of disbelief. He was the one who made psychoanalysis a part of our culture, and in so doing he kicked out a flying buttress that had been essential for holding up our cathedral of faith. Tony Campolo

Close letter words and terms

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