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A buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arc-boutant
Antonyms: none provided
a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arc-boutant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: buttress, buttressing
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
аркбута́н
(arkbután)
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Catalan:
arcbotant
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Czech:
vzpěrný oblouk
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Dutch:
luchtboog
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Finnish:
tukipilari
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Finnish:
ulkoinen tukipilari
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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French:
arc-boutant
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Galician:
arcobotante
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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German:
Strebebogen
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Greek:
επίστεγη αντηρίδα
(epístegi antirída)
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Hebrew:
תמיכות דואות
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Italian:
arco rampante
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Macedonian:
потпорна арка
(potporna arka)
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Norwegian:
strebebue
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Portuguese:
arcobotante
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Russian:
аркбута́н
(arkbután)
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Spanish:
arbotante
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Swedish:
strävbåge
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Swedish:
strävpelare
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
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Ukrainian:
аркбута́н
(arkbután)
— buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports
