counterfort/buttress

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• Buttress — • A pilaster, pier, or body of masonry projecting beyond the main face of the wall and intended to strengthen the wall at particular points Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Buttress     Buttress …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Counterfort — Coun ter*fort ( f?rt ), n. 1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall. [1913 Webster] 2. A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Buttress — This article is about an architectural structure. For the large tree root, see Buttress root. For slang, see buttocks. A buttress is an architectural structure built against (a counterfort) or projecting from a wall which serves to support or… …   Wikipedia

• buttress — 1. noun /ˈbʌtɹəs,ˈbʌtrɪs/ a) A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it. , , , , . The direct route is highlighted.]] b) Anything that serves to support something; a prop. All that day they rode into broken land. The …   Wiktionary

• counterfort — /kown teuhr fawrt , fohrt /, n. 1. a buttress, esp. one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth. 2. a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained …   Universalium

• counterfort — noun A buttress built against a wall …   Wiktionary

• counterfort — n. kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall …   English contemporary dictionary

• counterfort — “+ˌ noun ( s) Etymology: part translation of Middle French contrefort, from contre counter + fort strength, force, from fort, adjective, strong more at fort : a buttress built against or integral with a wall (as a retaining wall or dam) but on… …   Useful english dictionary

• counter — counter1 noun 1》 a long flat topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or food and drinks are served.     ↘N. Amer. a worktop. 2》 a small disc used in board games for keeping the score or as a place marker.     ↘a token… …   English new terms dictionary

• counter — 1. n. 1 a a long flat topped fitment in a shop, bank, etc., across which business is conducted with customers. b a similar structure used for serving food etc. in a cafeteria or bar. 2 a a small disc used for keeping the score etc. esp. in table… …   Useful english dictionary

• Prison of Anemas — Sketch plan of the layout of the Anemas Prison by Alexander van Millingen The so called Prison of Anemas (Turkish: Anemas Zindanları) is a large Byzantine building attached to the walls of the city of Constantinople, modern Istanbul, Turkey …   Wikipedia