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