meaning of buttresses

1. A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.
2.
Anything which supports or strengthens.
3.
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
4.
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building


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