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ARC-BOUTANT (arcs-boutants)
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Irregular inflected form: arcs-boutants
Dictionary entry overview: What does arc-boutant mean?
• ARC-BOUTANT (noun)
The noun ARC-BOUTANT has 1 sense:
1. a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Familiarity information: ARC-BOUTANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arc-boutant; flying buttress
Hypernyms ("arc-boutant" is a kind of...):
buttress; buttressing (a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building)
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