Term Gallery logo

Meanings of arc-boutant in English

Portuguese
arcobotante

A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch.

        arcobotante
        Synonyms
        Examples for "flying buttress"
        Examples for "flying buttress"
        1
        The flying buttress gave us sharp, ya know, it's really good.
        The new yorker
        2
        Ribbed vaulting and the flying buttress are the distinctive features of Gothic architecture.
        Early European History
        3
        A flying buttress to another building stood roughly ten feet away.
        Spellwright
        4
        Every support seemed an accidental and fantastic support; every buttress was a flying buttress.
        Orthodoxy
        5
        Beyond, one traced the outlines of pinnacle and flying buttress, slanting roof and beautiful windows.
        The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891
        Translations for arc-boutant
        Portuguese
        arcobotante