Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!

Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia

Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Definition of Buttress
Buttress

A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.

Anything which supports or strengthens.

To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.

Related Definitions:
An, And, Anything, Arch, Brace, Buttress, Firmly, For, Masonry, Mass, Of, Or, Ornament, Projecting, Prop, Resisting, Support, Symmetry, The, Thrust, To, Used, Which, With


Buttress Translations

buttress in German is Strebepfeiler
buttress in Spanish is contrafuerte


Quotes   Bookmark and Share     Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com