flying buttress

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Noun

flying buttress (plural flying buttresses)

1. (architecture) a buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer).

Synonyms

• arc-boutant

Translations

• French: arc-boutant
• German: Strebebogen
• Italian: arco rampante
• Portuguese: arcobotante
• Russian: аркбута́н
• Spanish: arbotante

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