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Architectural structure
corner, an angled buttress has two buttresses meeting at the corner, a setback buttress is similar to an angled buttress but the buttresses are set back from
Buttress
Form of buttress
The flying buttress (arc-boutant, arch buttress) is a specific form of buttress composed of a ramping arch that extends from the upper portion of a wall
Flying_buttress
Large, wide roots on all sides of a shallowly rooted tree
Buttress roots, also known as plank roots or stilt roots, are large, wide roots on all sides of a shallowly rooted tree. Typically, they are found in nutrient-poor
Buttress_root
Highest mountain in North America
went by the South Summit. In 1951, Bradford Washburn pioneered the West Buttress route, considered to be the safest and easiest route, and therefore the
Denali
Screw thread profile with an asymmetric square/slanted shape
Buttress thread forms, also known as sawtooth thread forms or breech-lock thread forms. are screw thread profiles with an asymmetric shape, having one
Buttress_thread
Defunct aerodrome in Saskatchewan, Canada
Buttress 50°14′10″N 105°32′51″W / 50.23611°N 105.54750°W / 50.23611; -105.54750 (Buttress) Buttress was built in 1940 as the relief landing field
Buttress,_Saskatchewan
Rock formation on Alexander Island, Antarctica
Palindrome Buttress (71°6′S 70°27′W / 71.100°S 70.450°W / -71.100; -70.450) is a conspicuous rock buttress, rising to about 905 m, marking the southern
Palindrome_Buttress
Barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface or underground streams
soil, or gravel; buttress dams consist of a sloped, concrete face supported on the downstream side by a series of triangular buttresses; and arch dams use
Dam
British architect
Donald Reeve Buttress LVO OBE FSA is an architect based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He co-founded the Manchester-based practice Buttress Architects. From
Donald_Buttress
Hayduta Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Хайдута, ‘Rid Hayduta’ \'rid hay-'du-ta\) is the rounded, mostly ice-covered buttress 13.5 km long in E-W direction and
Hayduta_Buttress
Topics referred to by the same term
Buttress Peak may refer to: Buttress Peak (Gallipoli Heights), a peak in the Gallipoli Heights, Antarctica Buttress Peak (Queen Alexandra Range), a peak
Buttress_Peak
English artist
Wolfgang Buttress (born 1965) is an English artist. He creates multi-sensory artworks that draw inspiration from our evolving relationship with the natural
Wolfgang_Buttress
Dam with a supported solid, watertight side
A buttress dam or hollow dam is a dam with a solid, water-tight upstream side that is supported at intervals on the downstream side by a series of buttresses
Buttress_dam
Duseberg Buttress (65°10′S 64°6′W / 65.167°S 64.100°W / -65.167; -64.100) is a conspicuous rocky cone, 500 metres (1,600 ft) high, standing at the southwest
Duseberg_Buttress
Cliff in Queensland, Australia
Frog Buttress is a cliff on the north-west side of Mount French, in the Moogerah Peaks National Park near the town of Boonah in Queensland, Australia.
Frog_Buttress
Jenny Buttress (61°59′S 57°43′W / 61.983°S 57.717°W / -61.983; -57.717) is a rock buttress 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) north of Melville Peak, overlooking
Jenny_Buttress
Mountain in Antarctica
Cockscomb Buttress (60°37′S 45°42′W / 60.617°S 45.700°W / -60.617; -45.700) is a prominent, isolated rock buttress rising to 465 metres (1,530 ft)
Cockscomb_Buttress
Mountain in northwest Wales
the biblical theme. Milestone Buttress (Craig Y Foty) at the base of Tryfan is a popular location for climbing. The Buttress is about 10 minutes' walk from
Tryfan
Mitino Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Митино, ‘Rid Mitino’ \'rid 'mi-ti-no\) is the rounded ice-covered buttress extending 14 km in south-southeast to north-northwest
Mitino_Buttress
Ferrell Buttress (79°57′S 159°2′E / 79.950°S 159.033°E / -79.950; 159.033) is a distinctive rock buttress, about 900 metres (3,000 ft) high, near the
Ferrell_Buttress
British gardener
Jim Cuthbert Buttress (born 28 January 1945) is a British horticulturalist. He managed gardens for Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Elizabeth The Queen
Jim_Buttress
Buchia Buttress (67°17′S 68°13′W / 67.283°S 68.217°W / -67.283; -68.217) is a rock buttress at the southwest end of Mount Bouvier on eastern Adelaide
Buchia_Buttress
Paroriya Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Парория, ‘Rid Paroriya’ \'rid pa-'ro-ri-ya) is the mostly ice-covered ridge extending 9 km in northeast-southwest direction
Paroriya_Buttress
Sauria Buttress (80°32′S 20°24′W / 80.533°S 20.400°W / -80.533; -20.400) is a rock buttress situated in Coats Land, Antarctica, rising to about 1,300
Sauria_Buttress
English footballer
Mike Buttress (born 5 March 1958) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Gillingham. "MIKE BUTTRESS". Neil
Mike_Buttress
Sørlle Buttress (54°17′S 36°50′W / 54.283°S 36.833°W / -54.283; -36.833) is a mountain rising above 1,370 metres (4,490 ft), between Mount Spaaman and
Sørlle_Buttress
Stamp Buttress is an upstanding rocky headland forming the seaward termination of Dunikowski Ridge. Named for Sir Laurence Dudley Stamp (1898–1966), an
Stamp_Buttress
Henriksen Buttress (54°23′S 36°33′W / 54.383°S 36.550°W / -54.383; -36.550) is a prominent rock buttress, 1,970 metres (6,460 ft) high, standing 2
Henriksen_Buttress
Vittoria Buttress (69°23′S 71°47′W / 69.383°S 71.783°W / -69.383; -71.783) is a conspicuous rock cliff, rising to about 750 m, overlooking the southeast
Vittoria_Buttress
Fang Buttress (64°41′S 63°21′W / 64.683°S 63.350°W / -64.683; -63.350) is a rock buttress immediately west of Molar Peak near the south end of the
Fang_Buttress
Shapkarev Buttress (Bulgarian: Шапкарев рид, ‘Shapkarev Rid’ \shap-'ka-rev 'rid\) is the rounded, mostly ice-covered buttress extending 13 km in east-west
Shapkarev_Buttress
Topics referred to by the same term
East Buttress may refer to: a high point and a prominent point of Denali, Alaska one of the buttresses of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Wales one of the crags of
East_Buttress
Auxiliary minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II
USS Buttress (PCE-878/ACM-4) was an auxiliary minelayer (ACM) in the United States Navy during World War II. This ship and USS Monadnock (ACM-10) were
USS_Buttress
English cricketer
William Buttress (25 November 1827 – 25 August 1866) was an English first-class cricketer active 1849–61 who played for Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire)
William_Buttress
Ilchev Buttress (Bulgarian: Илчев рид, ‘Ilchev Rid’ \'il-chev 'rid\) is the rocky, partly ice-covered buttress extending 5 km in north-south direction
Ilchev_Buttress
Kenderova Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Кендерова, ‘Rid Kenderova’ \'rid ken-'de-ro-va\ is the ice-covered ridge rising to 2101 m in the west foothills of Bruce
Kenderova_Buttress
Travnik Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Травник, ‘Rid Travnik’ \'rid 'trav-nik\) is the broad ice-covered buttress rising to 1609 m in the southeast foothills
Travnik_Buttress
Mezzo Buttress (66°3′S 64°31′W / 66.050°S 64.517°W / -66.050; -64.517) is a rocky buttress (in geographic terms, a rock feature that is slightly removed
Mezzo_Buttress
Glacier in Antarctica
west-northwest of Glazne Buttress, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) north of Stoykite Buttress, and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Odesos Buttress. Precipitous, partly
Drygalski Glacier (Antarctica)
Drygalski_Glacier_(Antarctica)
Structural system for high buildings
A buttressed core is a structural system for high buildings, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. The buttressed
Buttressed_core
Kardam Buttress (Kardamov Rid \kar-'da-mov 'rid\) is a sloping buttress projecting 1 km northwards from St. Ivan Rilski Col into Huron Glacier on Livingston
Kardam_Buttress
Architectural style of Medieval Europe
arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. At the Abbey
Gothic_architecture
Sumgin Buttress (80°18′S 25°44′W / 80.300°S 25.733°W / -80.300; -25.733) is a prominent elevated rock mass 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southwest of
Sumgin_Buttress
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. Buttressed by news of the recent Union victory at Antietam, on September 22, 1862
Abraham_Lincoln
Robertson Buttress (79°51′S 158°17′E / 79.850°S 158.283°E / -79.850; 158.283) is the westernmost (1040 m) in a series of large rock buttresses on the
Robertson_Buttress
Monument and landmark in Edinburgh
Sculptor North-East Buttress, lower tier, east Jock Dumbie, the Laird o' Dumbiedykes The Heart of Midlothian William Brodie North-East Buttress, lower tier,
Scott_Monument
American rock climber and mountaineer (1949–1992)
Rockies. He died from falling into a crevasse while descending the South Buttress of Denali on May 21, 1992, while guiding clients Bob Hoffman and Nelson
Mugs_Stump
Important Bird Area of Antarctica
Stewart Buttress is a rock bluff, 1,005 m high, 3.7 km south of Maro Cliffs in the Theron Mountains. First mapped by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Stewart_Buttress
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
spring of 1949 when attacks by guerrillas in the mountainous regions (buttressed by army defectors and North Korean agents)[additional citation(s) needed]
Korean_War
Architectural feature to strengthen a building
pressure off the spanned vertical supports (providing a "buttress", thus also called buttressing arches[citation needed]), usually as an afterthought to
Strainer_arch
Buttress-type mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Angino Buttress is a prominent buttress-type mountain near the center of the Skelton Icefalls in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory
Angino_Buttress
2017 film by Flying Lotus
Missy Oumi Zumi as Kenneth David Firth as Royal (voice) Mr. Quiggle The Buttress as B Zack Fox as Manuel Hannibal Buress as Kazo (voice) Kewon Vines as
Kuso_(film)
Species of banyan tree
refers to Moreton Bay in Queensland. It is best known for its imposing buttress roots. Ficus macrophylla is called a strangler fig because seed germination
Ficus_macrophylla
American graphic novel publisher
American graphic novel publisher. Founded by Terry Nantier in 1976 as Flying Buttress Publications, NBM is one of the oldest graphic novel publishers in North
NBM_Publishing
American mountain climber (2002–2025)
In May and June 2025 he made the first solo choker ascent of the North Buttress of Mount Hunter via the "French Connection". He was the first person to
Balin_Miller
Architectural feature
purpose of a buttress is to relay the thrust to the foundations, the structure also accommodates the downspouts. A typical flying buttress used a single-arch
Ramping_arch
Antarctic glacier
63.98056°S 59.66944°W / -63.98056; -59.66944. A rounded ice-covered buttress extending 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) in N-S direction and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Sabine_Glacier
American rapper and producer (born 1977)
culture of life, endorsing environmental stewardship, supporting the arts, buttressing faith-based organizations, restoring school prayer, providing for a strong
Kanye_West
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
wall to protect the workers in reactor no. 3, fabricating a high-rise buttress to strengthen parts of the old structure, constructing an overall roof
Chernobyl_disaster
Glacier in Antarctica
Nunataks, Bell Rock, Guthridge Nunataks, Blanchard Nunataks, Barrett Buttress and Buttress Nunataks. The Goodenough Glacier was discovered in 1936 by A. Stephenson
Goodenough_Glacier
Architectural element
pinnacle is an architectural element originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers
Pinnacle
Mountain range in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica
wedge-shaped feature similar to and 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Brown Buttress, where it juts out from the east side of Surveyors Range into Dickey Glacier
Surveyors_Range
Climbing route, California
The Traveler Buttress is a technical rock climbing on Lover's Leap route near Tahoe, California, USA, and is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North
Traveler_Buttress
Mountain range in Antarctica
includes Saunders Rock, Feeley Peak, Sheets Peak, Moran Buttress, Koopman Peak and Ruseski Buttress. Isolated features to the north of Quonset Glacier include
Wisconsin_Range
Specialized agency of the United Nations
Alexandra; Wetter, Sarah; Perlman, Vanessa S. (21 June 2023). "5 Ways to Buttress WHO's Financing Ambition". Devex. Archived from the original on 21 June
World_Health_Organization
Exterior building sculpture
directed from the wall. When Gothic flying buttresses were used, aqueducts were sometimes cut into the buttress to divert water over the aisle walls. The
Gargoyle
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
except its central regions – fell under Roman subjugation. Seeking to buttress his military reputation, he engaged Germans attempting to cross the Rhine
Julius_Caesar
Mountain in Wyoming, United States
advantage of a good camp high on the flank of the mountain. The Direct South Buttress, a grade IV claim rated from 5.7 A3 to 5.9 C1, is a technical route suited
Mount_Moran
Wall that bears a load resting upon it
the flying buttress in Gothic architecture allowed structures to maintain an open interior space, transferring more weight to the buttresses instead of
Load-bearing_wall
Glacial valley and monastic settlement in County Wicklow, Ireland
Acorn Buttress, a small buttress just below Twin Buttress, which is a popular base-camp location. Hobnail Buttress, a small buttress with some easy climbing
Glendalough
Eastern-facing side of Mount Everest
composed of hanging glaciers, while the lower part consists of steep rock buttresses with couloirs between them. The steep southern third of the Kangshung
Kangshung_Face
7th-highest mountain on Earth
during the ascent. French team attempts the southwest buttress (also called the "south buttress"), only reaches 7,200 m. 1980 – A four-man team consisting
Dhaulagiri
Dam that diverts some flow of a river
igneous, and metaphoric rock origins. Buttress dams require extensive steel framework and labor. As a result, buttress style dams are expensive to construct
Diversion_dam
introduced by the Romans include: arch-gravity dams arch dams buttress dams multiple-arch buttress dams The origin of the so-called weir bridges, which were
List of Roman dams and reservoirs
List_of_Roman_dams_and_reservoirs
Type of curved concrete dam
of the dam met with two winged walls that were later supported by two buttresses. The dam also contained two water outlets to drive mills downstream. The
Arch_dam
Cliff and climbing area, Wales
several large buttresses, most notably: East Buttress, The Pinnacle (lies above the East Buttress), West Buttress, and Far West Buttress. The cliff's circa
Clogwyn_Du'r_Arddu
1973 war between Israel and Arab states
October Jordanian troops deployed to the Jordanian-Syrian frontier to buttress Syrian troops, and Jordanian forces joined Syrian and Iraqi assaults on
Yom_Kippur_War
The Dikstra Buttresses (69°48′S 69°53′W / 69.800°S 69.883°W / -69.800; -69.883) are a group of summits rising to about 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) on the
Dikstra_Buttresses
Body of water in Graham Land, Antarctica
-59.700. A deeply entrenched narrow glacier on the east side of Wolseley Buttress flowing southward from Detroit Plateau. Mapped by FIDS from surveys (1960–61)
Larsen_Inlet
Cathedral in Paris, France, built 1163–1345
Romanesque style, including its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, and the naturalism and abundance
Notre-Dame_de_Paris
Dam in Egypt
The Aswan Low Dam or Old Aswan Dam is a gravity masonry buttress dam on the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. The dam was built by the British at the former
Aswan_Low_Dam
Bay
Röhss Bay (64°12′S 58°16′W / 64.200°S 58.267°W / -64.200; -58.267 (Röhss Bay)) is a bay 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) wide, between Cape Broms and
Röhss_Bay
Roman politician and assassin of Julius Caesar (85–42 BC)
"Welcome to Hell: the Story of Buttress". Underground Underdogs. Retrieved 28 March 2025. The Buttress (23 June 2023). Buttress - Rex - Brutus II (Official
Marcus_Junius_Brutus
Glacier in Antarctica
flowing south-southwestwards from the edge of Detroit Plateau below Wolseley Buttress to the ice shelf west of Sobral Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica. Edgeworth
Edgeworth_Glacier
Peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
60°40′34″W / 64.26833°S 60.67611°W / -64.26833; -60.67611. An ice-covered buttress rising to 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) high on the west side of Detroit Plateau
Relyovo_Peninsula
Alpine climbing route in British Columbia, Canada
The West Buttress of South Howser Tower is a circa 17 pitch 750-metre (2,460 ft) alpine-climbing traditional-climbing route, in The Bugaboos range of the
West Buttress (South Howser Tower)
West_Buttress_(South_Howser_Tower)
British author (born 1965)
"This sparked a heated discussion within the Twitter community, one side buttressing Rowling's statements, and the other espousing her as a trans-exclusionary
J._K._Rowling
Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires
these that E.H. Swift attributed the construction of a series of flying buttresses to shore up the walls of the church, which had been weakened over the
Constantinople
Country in South America
the basis of opposition proceedings and merits. The justice system is buttressed by the independent offices of public prosecutor and the public defender
Ecuador
5th-highest mountain on Earth
at 8010m due to the fatal fall of Jan Kounický). Route goes via south buttress to Makalu South and then via southeast ridge. Makalu South was climbed
Makalu
Norwegian-American civil engineer and inventor
concrete slab and buttress dam for an industrial client in Theresa, New York. Ambursen's design was for a buttress dam requiring minimal buttress thickness in
Nils_F._Ambursen
Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
The Gallipoli Heights (72°26′S 163°48′E / 72.433°S 163.800°E / -72.433; 163.800 (Gallipoli Heights)) are a group of peaks and ridges centered 7.5 nautical
Gallipoli_Heights
Handball game similar to Rugby Fives
court consists of three walls, with the left-hand wall interrupted by a buttress approximately halfway up the court. There are also two levels to the court
Eton_fives
Mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica
958333°E / -77.319444; 160.958333 A cirque on the northwest side of McLean Buttress. Named by US-ACAN (2005) after Serap Z. Tilav, United States Antarctic
Cruzen_Range
Highest mountain in the British Isles
concentrations on the Càrn Dearg Buttress (below the Munro top of Càrn Dearg NW) and around the North-east Buttress and Observatory Ridge. Classic rock
Ben_Nevis
Perennial woody plant with elongated trunk
function of buttress roots: a comparative study of the anchorage systems of buttressed (Aglaia and Nephelium ramboutan species) and non-buttressed (Mallotus
Tree
Sculpture in Belfast, Northern Ireland
spherical, metal structures. The RISE sculpture was designed by Wolfgang Buttress and consists of a geodesic sphere suspended inside a larger, 30 m (98 ft)
RISE_(sculpture)
English handball sport
referred to as either "fives walls" or "fives towers"), occasionally with a buttress attached. During this period, John Cavanagh, reputed to be the greatest
Fives
Cove on the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.[1]
south-southwest of Sophie Cliff, and 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) north of Mechit Buttress. Named after the Bulgarian enlightener and revolutionary Bacho Kiro (Kiro
Piccard_Cove
Ice piedmont along the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica
60°22′30″W / 64.18889°S 60.37500°W / -64.18889; -60.37500 An ice-covered buttress rising to 2,069 metres (6,788 ft) high on the northwest side of the Detroit
Wright_Ice_Piedmont
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Lord of gods
Boy/Male
Tamil
Quality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Saylors.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shining star, Blomming
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva's Companion; Dancer of Heaven
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from short form of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element gÅd ‘good’ or god, got ‘god’.South German and Swiss German : from Middle High German got(t)e ‘godfather’.English (of Norman origin) : from a personal name having the same etymology as 1 above.
Boy/Male
Muslim
The unbeatable, Sky
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian
Name of God; Divine
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower, Shadow of Lord Sai
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Indian, Sanskrit
Friend; Truth; Boundless
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n.
A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.
n.
Anything which supports or strengthens.
v. t.
To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.
n.
A flying buttress.
n.
An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.
n.
Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.
n.
A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.
imp. & p. p.
of Buttress
n.
A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Buttress
n.
The short wooden buttress of a post.
n.
A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.
n.
A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.