BUTTRESSING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

buttress; buttressing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

-ing form of the verb buttress