contrefort

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English

Noun

contrefort (plural contreforts)

  1. Synonym of counterfort (buttress built against a wall)
  2. Synonym of counterfort (spur of a mountain range)

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

contrefort m (plural contreforts)

  1. foothills (hilly land near the base of a mountain range)
  2. (architecture) buttress

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