buttress
/ˈbʌtɹɪs/ noun C2- A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
- Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
- A buttress root.
- A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock. · Crowell Buttresses, Dismal Buttress
- Anything that supports or strengthens.
Plural buttresses
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