arc-boutant
buttress, buttresses pl.arcs (noun) Pillar half-arch for supporting a wall.
Meaning and uses
The buttress buttressed or is a typical feature of Gothic architecture. It’s a prop consisting of a masonry arch which abuts against the push-side of ribbed vaults and routes them to the abutment pillar. …
Pillar or masonry construction that eventually half-arch and serves to support through-out a vault, wall, etc. (Carpentry) Item Support
This stone arch is supported by a buttress to support the outside wall. The buttresses can be at several levels.
Arc from a buttress, which crosses the aisle to pass the central thrusts of the vault to a vertical member, the abutment, which also serves as a buttress to the vaults of the aisles. …
Pole designed to ward lines to prevent them from tangling when trolling.
Masonry arch backed out of a wall to counteract the thrust of a vault.
Arc outside a building to transfer the thrust of a vault to a pile of stone abutment see also
arc placed outside the building. It can contain the strong surge in stone vaults.
arm resting on a stone pillar, it buttressed the wall at the point where the vault
(Nm) of wood, iron or masonry, or tentative, used to contain the outbreak of the walls and vaults.
External arcs that are intended by their position against the thrust ridges arches arches arches for transfer to the abutment pillar. Birth based on the foothills, their peak arrives at the meeting point of the thrust of the arch ribs and arch-ribs. …