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buttress noun

  /ˈbʌtɹəs/ , /ˈbʌtɹɪs/
  • (by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
 подпорка, опо́ра
  • (architecture) A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
 контрфорс
flying buttress
аркбута́н
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