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buttress verb

  /ˈbʌtɹəs/ , /ˈbʌtɹɪs/
  • (figurative, by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence.
 appoggiare, corroborare, rafforzare, sostenere

buttress noun

  /ˈbʌtɹəs/ , /ˈbʌtɹɪs/
  • (architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
 contrafforte, contrafforti, sperone
  • (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
 corroborazione, sperone, supporto
  • (climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.
 sperone
flying buttress
arco rampante
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