buttress

• Contrefort, élément architectural en maçonnerie ou en pierre construit contre un mur pour le soutenir ou le renforcer.

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.

   Contrefort (support architectural)

   • 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.

   Synonymesabutmentbracepropstaysupport

2. Supporting force or thingC2formal

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

   Soutien, appui

   • 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.

   Synonymesanchorbackbonebulwarkmainstaypillarpropreinforcementsupport

• Verbe signifiant soutenir ou renforcer une construction, un argument ou un système, souvent à l'aide de preuves supplémentaires ou d'un appui solide.

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.

   Étayer, renforcer

   • 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.

   Synonymesbolsterbracepropreinforceshorestrengthensupportsustainunderpin

   Antonymesdestabilizeerodesapundermineweaken