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counterfort
noun
A buttress built against a wall
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buttress
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butment
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chimney breast
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natural elevation
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montanic
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montiform
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escarp
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tectiform
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surbase
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hammer beam
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monticle
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projecture
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structural member
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verumontanum
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demigorge
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acroterium
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climb up
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clifflike
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outmount
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vauntmure
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ledger board
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rupestrian
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batardeau
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lancet arch
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arch
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swing bridge
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defensive structure
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semidome
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transmontane
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overmount
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orillon
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vaimure
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outwall
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camerate
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wall
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pendice
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camber arch
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support column
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extrados
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stringpiece
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embattail
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interdome
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ashlaring
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mamelon
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semicirque
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climb
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cragsman
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mountain chain
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coussinet
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bell buoy
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ledge
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pillow block
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scarcement
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counterguard
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vertical surface
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vallation
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gothic arch
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umbrere
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rooftree
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terreplein
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mountant
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timberhead
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mountain
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hogframe
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undersetter
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trestlework
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bivaulted
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castellate
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circummure
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footstall
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concamerate
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breastrail
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levation
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fulciment
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jerkinhead
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earth up
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butteris
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spur
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straight arch
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box girder
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torsel
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zeriba
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quartersaw
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pentice
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helictite
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perpend
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picture rail
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overhang
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fastigium
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intermured
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brachydome
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afforcement
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sciagraph
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crag
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breasthook
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mountainet
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stemson
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portate
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gun carriage
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mount
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counterfort
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