Buttress and Column

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Buttress noun - A structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else.

Usage example: after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress

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Column is a synonym for buttress in brace topic. In some cases you can use "Column" instead a noun "Buttress".

Nearby Words: buttressed, buttressing

Column noun - An upright shaft that supports an overhead structure.

Usage example: engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Buttress is a synonym for column in pillar topic. You can use "Buttress" instead a noun "Column", if it concerns topics such as brace.

Nearby Words: columnist, columnar, columned

large	large buttress	large column
flying	flying buttress	flying column

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