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buttress noun /ˈbʌtrəs/ /ˈbʌtrəs/ jump to other results - a structure made of stone or brick that supports a wall
- It was necessary to strengthen the building with large external buttresses.
Topics Buildingsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French (ars) bouterez ‘thrusting (arch)’, from boter ‘to strike or thrust’, of Germanic origin.
buttress verb /ˈbʌtrəs/ /ˈbʌtrəs/ (formal) jump to other results - buttress somebody/something to support or give strength to somebody/something
- The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street.
- The galleries were well buttressed by huge timbers.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryButtress is used with these nouns as the object: See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French (ars) bouterez ‘thrusting (arch)’, from boter ‘to strike or thrust’, of Germanic origin.
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