buttress

• Существительное, обозначающее конструкцию, обычно из камня или кирпича, возведённую у стены для её поддержки или укрепления.

A noun referring to a structure, typically made of stone or brick, built against a wall to support or reinforce it.

1. Architectural supportC1formal

   A structure built against a wall to support or reinforce it, often found in Gothic architecture.

   Контрфорс

   • The cathedral's flying buttresses are a masterpiece of engineering.
   • The old church needed a new buttress to prevent the wall from collapsing.
   • Medieval architects used buttresses to support the weight of tall stone walls.

   Synonymsabutmentbracepropstaysupport

2. Supporting force or thingC2formal

   Something that provides support, strength, or reinforcement to an argument, system, or structure.

   Оплот

   • The new evidence served as a buttress for the prosecution's case.
   • Education is a buttress of a democratic society.
   • The treaty acted as a buttress for peace in the region.

   Synonymsanchorbackbonebulwarkmainstaypillarpropreinforcementsupport

• Глагол, означающий поддерживать или укреплять конструкцию, аргумент или систему, часто с помощью дополнительных доказательств или усиления.

A verb meaning to support or strengthen a structure, argument, or system, often with additional evidence or reinforcement.

1. Support or strengthenC1formal

   To support or reinforce a structure, argument, or system.

   Укреплять

   • The architect buttressed the old wall with steel beams.
   • The lawyer buttressed her case with new evidence.
   • The government buttressed the economy with new policies.

   Synonymsbolsterbracepropreinforceshorestrengthensupportsustainunderpin

   Antonymsdestabilizeerodesapundermineweaken