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.
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Buttress Translations
buttress in German is Strebepfeiler
buttress in Spanish is contrafuerte
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