单词 | flying buttress |
释义 | flying buttress From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Architectureflying buttressˌflying ˈbuttress noun [countable]AAa curved line of stones or bricks that are joined to the outside wall of a large building such as a church, and help to support itExamples from the Corpusflying buttress• A flying buttress transmits thrust rather then resisting it.• All are lofty with high vaults supported by flying buttress schemes. |
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