Definition of flying buttress in English:

flying buttress

nounˌflʌɪɪŋ ˈbʌtrɪsˈˌflaɪɪŋ ˈbətrəs

Architecture

A buttress slanting from a separate column, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.
〔建筑〕拱扶垛，飞拱
Example sentencesExamples
- The new building resembled a mediaeval cathedral with its pointed arches, ribbed vaulting and flying buttresses.
- Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses.
- The new roof's magnificent arching trusses recall the flying buttresses of medieval cathedrals.
- On the east side, held aloft by concrete flying buttresses, the debating chamber also addresses the landscape.
- Flowing, graceful flying buttresses which supported the lofty circular roofs curled outwards to the ground, melding stylishly with the thick columns straining beneath the bulk of the grand palace.

Definition of flying buttress in US English:

flying buttress

nounˈˌflīiNG ˈbətrəsˈˌflaɪɪŋ ˈbətrəs

Architecture

A buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.
〔建筑〕拱扶垛，飞拱
Example sentencesExamples
- The new roof's magnificent arching trusses recall the flying buttresses of medieval cathedrals.
- The new building resembled a mediaeval cathedral with its pointed arches, ribbed vaulting and flying buttresses.
- Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses.
- On the east side, held aloft by concrete flying buttresses, the debating chamber also addresses the landscape.
- Flowing, graceful flying buttresses which supported the lofty circular roofs curled outwards to the ground, melding stylishly with the thick columns straining beneath the bulk of the grand palace.

单词	flying buttress
释义	Definition of flying buttress in English: flying buttress nounˌflʌɪɪŋ ˈbʌtrɪsˈˌflaɪɪŋ ˈbətrəs Architecture A buttress slanting from a separate column, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports. 〔建筑〕拱扶垛，飞拱 Example sentencesExamples The new building resembled a mediaeval cathedral with its pointed arches, ribbed vaulting and flying buttresses. Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses. The new roof's magnificent arching trusses recall the flying buttresses of medieval cathedrals. On the east side, held aloft by concrete flying buttresses, the debating chamber also addresses the landscape. Flowing, graceful flying buttresses which supported the lofty circular roofs curled outwards to the ground, melding stylishly with the thick columns straining beneath the bulk of the grand palace. Definition of flying buttress in US English: flying buttress nounˈˌflīiNG ˈbətrəsˈˌflaɪɪŋ ˈbətrəs Architecture A buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports. 〔建筑〕拱扶垛，飞拱 Example sentencesExamples The new roof's magnificent arching trusses recall the flying buttresses of medieval cathedrals. The new building resembled a mediaeval cathedral with its pointed arches, ribbed vaulting and flying buttresses. Gothic architecture has a particular look: the pointed or ogival arch, ribbed vaults, rose windows, towers, and tremendous height in the nave, supported by flying buttresses. On the east side, held aloft by concrete flying buttresses, the debating chamber also addresses the landscape. Flowing, graceful flying buttresses which supported the lofty circular roofs curled outwards to the ground, melding stylishly with the thick columns straining beneath the bulk of the grand palace.
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