Buttress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A buttress is an architectural structure built against (a counterfort ) or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildi...
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Definition of buttress from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 3 : something that supports or strengthens <a buttress of the cause of peace>
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Flying buttress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A flying buttress , or arc-boutant , is a specific type of buttress usually found on a religious building such as a cathedral. They are used to transmit the horizontal thrust of a vaulted ceiling ...
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Definition of buttress in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of buttress. Pronunciation of buttress. Translations of buttress. buttress synonyms, buttress antonyms. Information about buttress in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... 3. something shaped like a buttress, such as a projection from a mountainside...
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Somebody (nobody knows who) invented the flying buttress. Instead of the buttress being stuck to the side of the building, it would form an arch leading away from the building. ... The flying buttress would start from the places at the top of the wall where the groin vaults were directing the weight of the roof.
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Buttressed Tree Roots, photos and text. Courtesy of Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tableland, Far North Queensland, Australia ... ; Buttressed Tree Trunks; Photo: C & D Frith Australian Tropical Rainforest Life ... Buttresses are a feature of many trees in all tropical rainforests. They are woody flanged...
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Definition of buttress from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of buttress. Pronunciation of buttress. Definition of the word buttress. Origin of the word buttress. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » buttress...
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; Most rainforest soil is very poor with all the nutrients available largely remaining at surface level. Because of this rainforest trees have very shallow roots. Some very tall trees have developed ways of obtaining much needed additional support by forming buttressed roots, which grow out from the base ... ; Buttress Roots...
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Visit this site dedicated to providing information about the Buttress.Fast and accurate details about Parts of castles including the Buttress.Learn about the purpose, design and origin of the Buttress. ... What was the Origin, Meaning or Definition of the Buttress...
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