buttressing

Meanings

• A structural element used to support the weight of a building or other structure, especially at the base or corners.

  - "The buttresses of the cathedral helped to prevent the collapse of the structure."
  - "The base of the ancient monument was strengthened by the addition of several buttresses."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with buttressing
butterfly , cantilever , butterfingers , buttercups

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Variants

List of all variants of buttressing that leads to same result
buttress , buttressed , buttresses , buttressing

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old French butressier, from butte ‘hill, mound’ + -essier ‘making, processing’.

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