buttress
/ˈbʌtrəs/
noun
- A structure built against a wall to support or strengthen it.
- The cathedral's flying buttresses are famous for their beauty and strength.
- A stone buttress was added to prevent the old wall from collapsing.
- The architect designed a buttress to hold up the tower.
- Something that provides support or reinforcement in a non-physical sense.
- Community support acted as a buttress for the struggling family.
- The new evidence served as a buttress for the theory.
- Her faith was a buttress during difficult times.
verb
- To support or strengthen (a structure) with a buttress.
- Workers buttressed the old bridge with steel beams.
- They buttressed the retaining wall to stop it from leaning.
- The castle was buttressed on all sides for extra defense.
- To support or reinforce (an argument, system, or idea).
- The program was buttressed by donations from the community.
- The lawyer buttressed her case with new documents.
- He buttressed his opinion with facts from the report.
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