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FLYING BUTTRESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Synonyms:
arc-boutant; flying buttress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flying buttress" is a kind of...):
buttress; buttressing (a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building)
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