flying buttresses

noun

plural of flying buttress
as in buttresses

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  1. buttresses
  2. pedestals
Noun
  • Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.
    — Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
  • Three setbacks provide space for landscaped terraces, and at these floors, the structural columns slope inward, becoming tall buttresses that reintegrate into the latticework.
    — Adam Williams April 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of buttresses
Noun
  • A lot of them are tucked away in vitrines that serve as pedestals for dresses by some of the world’s most exclusive designers.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of pedestals
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