COUNTERFORTS

Noun

counterforts

plural of counterfort

Source: Wiktionary


COUNTERFORT

Coun"ter*fort` (-frt`), n.

1. (Fort.)

Definition: A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall.

2. A spur or projection of a mountain. Imp. Dict.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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