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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends (“flies”) from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of a roof or vault. A pinnacle (vertical ornament of pyramidal or conical shape) often ...

flying buttress
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

fly·ing but·tress • n. Archit. a buttress slanting from a separate pier, typically forming an arch with the wall it supports.

buttress
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Exterior support, usually of masonry, projecting from the face of a wall and serving to strengthen it or resist outward thrust from an arch or roof. Buttresses also have a decorative function. Though used since ancient times (Mesopotamian temples featured decorative buttresses, as did Roman and ...

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	Conversational Maxims and Scaffolded Learning in Children with Learning Disabilities: Is the Flying Buttress a Better Metaphor? Journal of Learning Disabilities; 7/1/1998; Donahue, Mavis L. Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; 4526 words ; ... and child must share in order for successful scaffolding to evolve. Why the Flying Buttress May Be a Better Metaphor We agree with Stone's concerns about the scaffolding ... architectural concept may expand our thinking in terms of construction : the flying buttress. This structure was introduced in ... Read more
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	Restoration project rescues abbey buttress Yorkshire Post; 8/8/2006; 283 words ; ... Heritage. One of two surviving flying buttresses at Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley ... after becoming distorted. The buttress supports the magnificent three-tier ... dismantled 22 of the 26 stones in the buttress and reassembled them using hidden ... Read more
	U.N. seeks $92 million to buttress its security; First phase would fortify headquarters, peacekeeping missions.(WORLD) The Washington Times; 4/5/2004; 714 words ; ... things like staffing, equipment, lighting, surveillance. Among the priorities are Mylar film that will keep shattered glass from flying, concrete jersey walls to route vehicles and pedestrians away from buildings, and expanded security-awareness training for staffers ... Read more
	Liberal Justice Brennan Quits Supreme Court,Giving Bush Chance to Buttress Conservatives;Eisenhower Appointee Influential;As Coalition-Builder for 3 Decades The Washington Post; 7/21/1990; Ruth Marcus;Al Kamen; 2443 words ; ... issues as abortion and affirmative action. Bush, who received a copy of Brennan's letter by fax aboard Air Force One as he was flying to Washington from Cheyenne, Wyo., told reporters aboard the plane that the resignation took him by surprise. He said the process ... Read more
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	50 Years Ago, Unidentified Flying Objects From Way Beyond the Beltway Seized the Capital's Imagination The Washington Post; 7/21/2002; Peter Carlson; 2970 words ; ... SKY GHOSTS," screamed the New York Daily News. "AERIAL WHATZITS BUZZ D.C. AGAIN!" shouted the Washington Daily News. As rumors spread, President Truman demanded ... alien spacecraft. The Life story was big news, covered in more than 350 newspapers across ... Read more
	The Gothic silhouette and flying spire The Virginia Quarterly Review; 1/1/2008; Kirsch, Adam; 133 words ; The Gothic silhouette and flying spire Address the campus with a confidence Inherited from buttresses and choirs Adapted to the Catholic skies of ... or habit To hear the echoes of the old good news Waiting until the concrete dorms decay For ... Read more
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