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Etymology
From contra + fort. Calque of French contrefort.
Pronunciation
Noun
contrafort m (plural contraforts)
- buttress, counterfort
- (geomorphology) spur
- counter, heelcap (of footwear)
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French contrefort.
Noun
contrafort n (plural contraforturi)
- buttress
Declension