A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch.
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Examples for "flying buttress"
Examples for "flying buttress"
1The flying buttress gave us sharp, ya know, it's really good.
2Ribbed vaulting and the flying buttress are the distinctive features of Gothic architecture.
3A flying buttress to another building stood roughly ten feet away.
4Every support seemed an accidental and fantastic support; every buttress was a flying buttress.
5Beyond, one traced the outlines of pinnacle and flying buttress, slanting roof and beautiful windows.
Translations for arc-boutant