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"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, especially in Germany, as a means of providing support to act against the sideways forces arising out of the roof structures that lack adequate bracing." (Wikipedia)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agothese were invented in the gothic period as a way of building taller buildings; there was a special interest in building taller, but there were obviously structural problems, gravity etc; in order to withstand the load of taller walls, the buttresses were created; these give extra support to weak areas where stones would tend to displace from, (specially when building a vaulted ceiling, or an arch etc,) since these stones were not held in place by mortar or any type of concrete, but by their own weight and placement.
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∙ 14y agoA structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.
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∙ 12y agosuport
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A sentence with buttress?
My face is a buttress
What is a flying buttress called?
its called a flying buttress
Are buttress roots edible?
Buttress roots are not edible.
How would you use the word buttress in a sentence if buttress is a noun?
The buttress supports the roof above the statues (n.)
Which is bigger and stronger a taproot or a buttress root?
A buttress root.
How can you use buttress in a sentence?
my pet buttress name is sally
Use buttress in a sentence?
A buttress is a certain kind of architectural structure. An example sentence would be: He designed that buttress in 5 months.
Example of buttress roots?
one example of buttress roots is the Paduak tree
What is the name for a protruding structure used to add support to an arch or wall?
Buttress
What is the word buttress singular and plural possessive?
The singular possessive form of the noun buttress is buttress's.The plural form of the noun buttress is buttresses. The plural possessive form is buttresses'.
What building material to flying buttress?
To build a flying buttress, brick, wood, stone, and limestone is needed.
What is a buttress-root?
A buttress-root is a root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, providing support.
