arc-boutant

noun

Synonym of flying buttress.

Similar
flying buttress
OriginFrench arc-boutant →
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Meanings

nounarc-boutant (plural arc-boutants)

plural arc-boutants · alternative arc boutant

  1. architectureSynonym of flying buttress.

    Synonyms: flying buttress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of flying buttress.

Similar
flying buttress

More synonyms by meaning

nouna buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch

Similar
flying buttress
Broader
buttressbuttressing
Also see
flying buttress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frencharc-boutant
  2. Englisharc-boutant

Unadapted borrowing from French arc-boutant.

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APA

arc-boutant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arc-boutant

MLA

“arc-boutant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arc-boutant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arc-boutant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arc-boutant.

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