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"Buttress" Definition

noun

A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
Something resembling a buttress, as:.
Something that serves to support, prop, or reinforce: "The law is by its very nature a buttress of the status quo” ( J. William Fulbright).
The flared base of certain tree trunks.
A projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building.

verb-transitive

To support or reinforce with a buttress.

verb

To furnish or shore up with a buttress.

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