FLYING BUTTRESS


Meaning of FLYING BUTTRESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.