BUTTRESSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buttressing mean? 

• BUTTRESSING (noun)
  The noun BUTTRESSING has 1 sense:

1. a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

  Familiarity information: BUTTRESSING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTRESSING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

buttress; buttressing

Hypernyms ("buttressing" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buttressing"):

arc-boutant; flying buttress (a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch)