FLYING BUTTRESS

Meaning of FLYING BUTTRESS in English

Function: noun

Date: 1669

: a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a solid pier or buttress against which it abuts and that receives the thrust of a roof or vault

flying buttress

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FLYING BUTTRESS — suporte arcat
English interlingue dictionary
FLYING BUTTRESS — noun Date: 1669 a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLYING BUTTRESS — Masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends ("flies") from the upper part …
Английский словарь Британика
FLYING BUTTRESS — noun : a masonry structure typically consisting of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a solid pier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLYING BUTTRESS — Archit. a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLYING BUTTRESS — Date: 1669 : a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLYING BUTTRESS — ■ noun Architecture a buttress slanting from a separate column, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLYING BUTTRESS — [flying buttress] n (1669): a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLYING BUTTRESS — noun ( architecture ) a half arch of brick or stone that supports the outside wall of a large building …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLYING BUTTRESS — ˌflying ˈbuttress BrE AmE noun [countable] a curved line of stones or bricks that are joined to the outside wall …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLYING BUTTRESS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A flying buttress transmits thrust rather then resisting it. ▪ All are lofty with high …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLYING BUTTRESS — Masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends ("flies") from the upper part …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLYING BUTTRESS — аркбутан (архитектура) арочный контрфорс; аркбутан
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — Аркбутан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — архит. арочный контрфорс; аркбутан
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLYING BUTTRESS — аркбутан
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — аркбутан
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FLYING BUTTRESS — архит. аркбутан, контрфорсная арка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — архит. арочный контрфорс; аркбутан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLYING BUTTRESS — архит. арочный контрфорс; аркбутан
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — архит. аркбутан
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
FLYING BUTTRESS — Аркбутан
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — арочный контрфорс, аркбутан
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
FLYING BUTTRESS — аркбутан (архитектура) арочный контрфорс; аркбутан
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUTTRESS — Exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving to strengthen it or resist outward …
Английский словарь Британика
FLYING — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of flien to fly — more at fly 1. : moving or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTRESS — I. ˈbətrə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English butres, boterace, from Middle French bouterez, from Old French boterez, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUTTRESS — (v. t.) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
Английский словарь Webster
BUTTRESS — ( v. t. ) To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FLYING — /fluy"ing/ , adj. 1. making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUTTRESS — — buttressless , adj. — buttresslike , adj. /bu"tris/ , n. 1. any external prop or support built to steady …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLYING — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : moving or capable of moving in the air b. : moving …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUTTRESS — I. ˈbə-trəs noun Etymology: Middle English butres, from Anglo-French ( arche ) boteraz thrusting (arch), ultimately from buter to thrust …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLYING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of fly. 2. flying ·vi moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or …
Webster English vocab
BUTTRESS — noun anything which supports or strengthens. 2. buttress ·vt to support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly. 3. …
Webster English vocab
FLYING — [fly.ing] adj (bef. 12c) 1 a: moving or capable of moving in the air b: moving or made by moving …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUTTRESS — [but.tress] n [ME butres, fr. MF bouterez, fr. OF boterez, fr. boter--more at butt] (14c) 1: a projecting structure of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUTTRESS — in architecture, exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving either to strengthen it …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUTTRESS — buttress BrE AmE ˈbʌtr əs -ɪs ▷ buttress|ed t ▷ buttress|es ɪz əz ▷ buttress|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLYING — / ˈflaɪɪŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] able to fly : flying insects …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUTTRESS — / ˈbʌtrəs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a stone or brick structure that supports a wall ■ verb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLYING — I. fly ‧ ing 1 /ˈflaɪ-ɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . [only before noun] able to fly SYN winged : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUTTRESS — I. but ‧ tress 1 /ˈbʌtrəs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: boterez …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLYING — adj. & n. --adj. 1 fluttering or waving in the air; hanging loose. 2 hasty, brief (a flying visit). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUTTRESS — n. & v. --n. 1 a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLYING — adj. & n. adj. 1 fluttering or waving in the air; hanging loose. 2 hasty, brief (a flying visit). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUTTRESS — n. & v. n. 1 a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLYING — adj. & n. --adj. 1. fluttering or waving in the air; hanging loose. 2 hasty, brief (a flying visit). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
BUTTRESS — n. & v. --n. 1. a a projecting support of stone or brick etc. built against a wall. b a …
Oxford English vocab
FLYING — 1. A flying animal has wings and is able to fly. ...species of flying insects. ADJ : ADJ n 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLYING — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flag is flying (= a flag is shown on a pole ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUTTRESS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flying buttress COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE flying ▪ Between the chapels radiate the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLYING — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] [esp. UK]A flying picket is a worker who travels to support workers who are on …
Cambridge English vocab
BUTTRESS — n. Exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving to strengthen it or resist …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLYING — Synonyms and related words : aeronautics, agile, air service, airborne, airline, ascending, astronautics, aviation, axial, back, back-flowing, backward, ballooning, blind …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUTTRESS — Synonyms and related words : abutment, advocate, affirm, afford support, alpenstock, arc-boutant, arm, athletic supporter, attest, authenticate, back, back up, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLYING — See: WITH FLYING COLORS.
Slang English vocab
FLYING — I. noun Flying is used before these nouns: ↑ display , ↑ goggles , ↑ instructor , ↑ jacket , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLYING — • ↑ send sb/sth flying
Longman Activator English vocab
FLYING — n. 25B6; adjective a flying beetle : WINGED; AIRBORNE, in the air, in flight. a flying visit : BRIEF, short, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLYING — 1. сущ. полет, перелет; летание; пилотирование blind flying ≈ слепой полет, полет по приборам instrument flying ≈ слепой полет, полет …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUTTRESS — 1. сущ. 1) строит. контрфорс; подпор(к)а, устой; бык Syn : abutment, pier 2) опора, поддержка the buttress of the constitution …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLYING — 1. ʹflaııŋ n 1. полёт, полёты high altitude flying - высотные полёты 2. ав. 1> пилотирование flying technique - техника …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUTTRESS — buttress.ogg 1. ʹbʌtrəs n 1> стр. контрфорс, подпорка 2> опора, поддержка the buttress of the constitution - устои конституции the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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