How to pronounce buttress
American English pronunciation
BUT-ris
- IPA
- /ˈbʌtɹɪs/
- Syllables
- BUT · ris (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What buttress means
A thick block of stone that props up a wall from outside
In a sentence: Each tall wall of the old castle is held up by a thick stone buttress.
Where it comes from: It comes from old French, from an older word meaning "to push."
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