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Significados de counterfort en inglés

ruso
контрфорс
portugués
contraforte
español
contrafuerte
catalán
contraforts

Architectural structure, usually of masonry, built to strengthen or support walls or resist the lateral thrust of vaults.

contrafuerte
Sinónimos
Examples for "buttress"
Examples for "buttress"
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Meanwhile, the State continues to buttress the better-off with free tuition fees.
The Irish Times
2
Tipperary buttress their lead and the reporters have found their turning point.
The Irish Times
3
Haldane even cites the highest of all authorities to buttress this idea:
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
4
The following day we studied our line on the tower's southeast buttress.
Climbing Magazine
5
We rounded the buttress only to find that the chase had vanished.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
Uso de counterfort en inglés
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These forms were built full height in 16-ft. sections with a counterfort coming at the center of each section.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
2
Reinforced concrete abutments are usually of L-section with counterforts bracing the upright slab and bridge seat to the base slab.
Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
Translations for counterfort
portugués
contraforte
Counterfort a través del tiempo