buttressing

• Nom désignant un appui, généralement en pierre ou en brique, qui renforce ou stabilise le mur d'un bâtiment ; au sens figuré, action de soutenir ou de renforcer quelque chose.

A noun referring to a support, typically made of stone or brick, that reinforces or stabilizes a wall of a building.

1. Architectural supportB2formal

   A structure, usually made of stone or brick, built against a wall to support or strengthen it.

   Contrefort

   • The cathedral's massive buttressing helps support its high walls.
   • Medieval architects used buttressing to prevent walls from collapsing.
   • The old church needed new buttressing to remain stable.

   Synonymesbracebuttresspropshorestaysupport

• 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