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 Definitions of flying buttress  [ˈflaɪ ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'flying buttress' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) flying buttress
an arch or segment of an arch projecting from a wall and transmitting the thrust of a roof or vault outward and downward to a solid buttress or pier.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'flying buttress' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) flying buttress, arc-boutant
a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch

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