Buttressing (Noun)
Meaning
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Gothic cathedral's flying buttressing system allowed for the construction of taller and more elaborate walls.
- The architect carefully designed the buttressing to blend in with the rest of the medieval-style building.
- The ancient castle's crumbling walls were reinforced with modern buttressing to prevent collapse.
- The stone buttressing on the exterior of the church was intricately carved with Gothic designs.
- The addition of buttressing to the old building's facade helped to distribute the weight of the heavy stone walls.