arc-bou·tant (är b -tä  )n. pl. arcs-bou·tants (är b-tä) See flying buttress. [French : arc, arch (from Old French; see arc) + boutant, present participle of bouter, to thrust (from Old French; see butt1).] |
arc-boutant French [arkbutɑ̃]
n pl arcs-boutants [arkbutɑ̃]
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for flying buttress
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| Noun | 1. |  arc-boutant - a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an archbuttress, buttressing - a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building |
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