"flying buttress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying buttresses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying buttress (plural flying buttresses)
  1. (architecture) A buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer). Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: arc-boutant Translations (buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports): аркбута́н (arkbután) [masculine] (Belarusian), arcbotant [masculine] (Catalan), vzpěrný oblouk [masculine] (Czech), luchtboog [masculine] (Dutch), tukipilari (Finnish), ulkoinen tukipilari (Finnish), arc-boutant [masculine] (French), arcobotante [masculine] (Galician), Strebebogen [masculine] (German), επίστεγη αντηρίδα (epístegi antirída) [feminine] (Greek), תמיכות דואות [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), arco rampante [masculine] (Italian), потпорна арка (potporna arka) [feminine] (Macedonian), strebebue [masculine] (Norwegian), arcobotante [masculine] (Portuguese), аркбута́н (arkbután) [masculine] (Russian), arbotante [masculine] (Spanish), strävbåge [common-gender] (Swedish), strävpelare (Swedish), аркбута́н (arkbután) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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