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buttressing vs flying buttress

flying buttress vs buttressing

buttressing and flying buttress both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
buttressing Yes No No No
flying buttress Yes No No No
As nouns, flying buttress is a hyponym of buttressing; that is, flying buttress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than buttressing:
  • buttressing: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
  • flying buttress: a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Other hyponyms of buttressing include arc-boutant.
buttressing (noun) flying buttress (noun)
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
Difference between buttressing and flying buttress

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