n. - A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which
joins it to the upright pier.
n. - The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by
which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge
without arches is supported.
n. - A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which
joins it to the upright pier.
n. - The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by
which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge
without arches is supported.