Flying buttress
Flying buttress noun - A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch.
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Strut and flying buttress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strut" instead a noun phrase "Flying buttress".
Strut
Strut noun - A proud stiff pompous gait.
Flying buttress and strut are semantically related. You can use "Flying buttress" instead a noun "Strut".
Nearby Word: strutted
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Strut and Flying buttress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flying_buttress/strut
Flying buttress & Strut. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flying_buttress/strut>.
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