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counterfort
counterfort (ˈkaʊntəˌfɔːt) n (Civil Engineering) civil engineering a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength[from a partial translation of French contrefort, from contre counter + fort strength; see fort]counterfort
counterfort[′kau̇nt·ər‚fȯrt] (civil engineering) A strengthening pier perpendicular and bonded to a retaining wall. counterfortIn masonry structures, a buttress, spur wall, pier, or projecting portion, extending upward from the foundation or from the inner face of a basement, abutment, or retaining wall to provide additional resistance to thrust.MedicalSeebuttress |