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Recent Examples of flying buttress
An aerodynamic channel in the rear pillar creates a flying buttress, while the roof is painted black.
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Caleb Miller,
Car and Driver,
11 Nov. 2021
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
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Mike Hughes,
Cincinnati.com,
26 Apr. 2020
The vault is punctured by three gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.
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Aurelien Breeden,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2020
And the damage threatened the delicate balance of forces between the vault and the cathedral’s flying buttresses: The entire building teetered on possible collapse.
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Christa Lesté-Lasserre,
Science | AAAS,
12 Mar. 2020
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Caleb Miller,
Car and Driver,
11 Nov. 2021
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
—
Mike Hughes,
Cincinnati.com,
26 Apr. 2020
The vault is punctured by three gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.
—
Aurelien Breeden,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2020
And the damage threatened the delicate balance of forces between the vault and the cathedral’s flying buttresses: The entire building teetered on possible collapse.
—
Christa Lesté-Lasserre,
Science | AAAS,
12 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for flying buttress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flying buttress
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In a modern twist on this concept, Volvo is now megacasting aluminum alloy buttress-like structures in the new EX60’s diecast rear floor.
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Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.
Noun
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Perhaps no contingent appears better suited to topple soccer’s ruling class from its pedestal than the seven remaining nations of the Confederation of African Football.
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Because in order to steal them, that's the easiest way to-- to get them off the pedestal.
Noun
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But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.
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One German tourist moved the needle on how Americans feel about his entire country.
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“Flying buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttress. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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