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buttress
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thumb|Buttresses of Miag-ao Church, [[Philippines]]
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thumb|Buttresses of Miag-ao Church, [[Philippines]]
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient (typically Gothic) buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral (sideways) forces arising out of inadequately braced roof structures.
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