How do you pronounce buttress?

buttress is pronounced as /ˈbʌtrəs/.

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buttress

🏰buttress (bátrez)

noun, verb

/ˈbʌtrəs/

contrafuerte, soporte (contrafuerte, soporte)

button buxom

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Meaning

a structure built against a wall for support; to support or strengthen

Traducción del significado

estructura construida contra una pared para apoyo; apoyar o fortalecer

Oraciones de ejemplo

The cathedral walls were buttressed to prevent collapse.

Las paredes de la catedral fueron apoyadas para evitar el colapso.

Synonyms

support, reinforcement, prop, bolster, strengthen

Antonyms

weaken, undermine

Colocaciones

stone buttress, flying buttress, buttress support, buttress argument

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