Flying Buttress Definition
noun
An arched masonry support serving to bear thrust, as from a vaulted ceiling, away from a main structure to an outer pier or buttress.
American Heritage
A buttress connected with a wall at some distance from it by an arch or part of an arch: it serves to resist outward pressure.
Webster's New World
An arched masonry support serving to bear thrust, as from a vaulted ceiling, away from a main structure to an outer pier or buttress.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Flying Buttress
Noun
Singular:
flying buttress
Plural:
flying-buttresses
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