Arc-boutant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  arc-boutant \arc`-bou`tant"\ ([aum]r`b[=oo]`t[aum]N), n. [F.]
     (Arch.)
     A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and
     connected to it by an arch; same as {flying buttress}.
     --Gwilt.
  


     Syn: flying buttress
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arc-boutant
       n : a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and
           connected to it by an arch [syn: {flying buttress}]
       [also: {arcs-boutants} (pl)]