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coun·ter·fort
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counterfortnoun
A buttress built against a wall.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Counterfortnoun
Counterforts, buttresses or spurs, are pillars serving to support walls or terrasses, subject to bulge, or be thrown down. Ephraim Chambers
Etymology: from counter and fort.
Webster Dictionary
Counterfortnoun
a kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall
Counterfortnoun
a spur or projection of a mountain
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of counterfort in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of counterfort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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