flying buttress
A flying buttress is a free-standing buttress linked to a wall by an arch or part of an arch that serves to transmit the outward thrust of the wall to the buttress.
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- 43
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- flying buttress
- Added By
- Holly Hayes
- Date Published
- December 12, 2012
- Last Updated
- April 15, 2024
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