Meaning Of The Word Flying buttress

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flying buttress in American English
a buttress connected with a wall at some distance from it by an arch or part of an arch: it serves to resist outward pressure
noun: a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one

flying buttress in British English
noun: a buttress supporting a wall or other structure by an arch or part of an arch that transmits the thrust outwards and downwards

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