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Counterfort

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Fr. contrefort), in architecture, a buttress or pier built up against the wall of a building or terrace to strengthen it, or to resist the thrust of an arch or other constructional feature inside.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Counterfort'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/counterfort.html. 1910.
 
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