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What (who) is buttress - definition
ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE, USUALLY OF MASONRY, BUILT TO STRENGTHEN OR SUPPORT WALLS OR RESIST THE LATERAL THRUST OF VAULTS
Buttresses; Angle-buttress; Contrafforte; Simple buttresses; Clamped buttress; Abamurus; Buttressed
![''Vicolo di Formia'' (1956)<br>Oil painting by [[Antonio Sicurezza]] of an alleyway with flying buttresses between buildings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vicolo di Formia.JPG?width=200 "''Vicolo di Formia'' (1956)<br>Oil painting by [[Antonio Sicurezza]] of an alleyway with flying buttresses between buildings")
![A buttress and a flying buttress, mostly concealed, supporting walls at the [[Palace of Westminster]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buttress - Palace of Westminster - London - England - 040404.jpg?width=200 "A buttress and a flying buttress, mostly concealed, supporting walls at the [[Palace of Westminster]]")
![Our Saviour's Chapel]], [[Żejtun]], Malta](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zejtun cultural heritage 11.jpg?width=200 "Our Saviour's Chapel]], [[Żejtun]], Malta")
![Façade buttresses at [[Milan Cathedral]], Italy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2014 02 13 16 12 25 Milano ITALY Duomo facciata facade con lampione with street lamp photo Paolo Villa FOTO3972.JPG?width=200 "Façade buttresses at [[Milan Cathedral]], Italy")
![Buttresses on the 700ft tall [[Daniel-Johnson Dam]], Quebec](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Barrage Daniel-Johnson2 edited.jpg?width=200 "Buttresses on the 700ft tall [[Daniel-Johnson Dam]], Quebec")
![Thick buttresses characterize [[Earthquake Baroque]] architecture like [[Paoay Church]], Philippines](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone Butresses (48013292043).jpg?width=200 "Thick buttresses characterize [[Earthquake Baroque]] architecture like [[Paoay Church]], Philippines")
![Buttresses of the western side of the [[Mosque of Uqba]] in [[Kairouan]], [[Tunisia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Western side of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.jpg?width=200 "Buttresses of the western side of the [[Mosque of Uqba]] in [[Kairouan]], [[Tunisia]]")
![Buttresses to support the wall of this [[row house]] were constructed after its neighboring house was taken down as part of the [[Centralia mine fire]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Standalone row house in Centralia, Pennsylvania.JPG?width=200 "Buttresses to support the wall of this [[row house]] were constructed after its neighboring house was taken down as part of the [[Centralia mine fire]].")
buttress
(buttresses)
Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
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buttress
n., v. a.
Shore, prop, support, stay, brace.
Buttress
·noun Anything which supports or strengthens.
III. Buttress ·noun A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
Wikipedia
Buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral (sideways) forces arising out of inadequately braced roof structures.
The term counterfort can be synonymous with buttress and is often used when referring to dams, retaining walls and other structures holding back earth.
Early examples of buttresses are found on the Eanna Temple (ancient Uruk), dating to as early as the 4th millennium BC.
Examples of use of buttress
1. The U.S., meanwhile, has tried to buttress his government.
2. Efforts to buttress mine safety are being made worldwide.
3. More rate cuts achieve nothing but to buttress inflation.
4. Russia counts on high oil prices to buttress its economy.
5. Tolerance and freedom of expression buttress one another.