Definition for flying buttress - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	flying buttress (fly¦ing but\|tress) noun Architecture a buttress slanting from a separate column, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.		More words in this category amphiprostyle cove 1 fillet fortalice frontispiece guilloche merlon mezzanine neoclassicism outwork pantheon rampart rayonnant Renaissance semi-basement semi-dome skewback tectonic Vitruvius Nearby Words flyblow flyblown flybridge flycatcher flyer flying flying boat flying bomb flying bridge flying buttress flying change flying doctor flying dragon Flying Dutchman flying fish flying fox flying frog flying gurnard flying jacket