contrefort

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ/

Noun

contrefort m (plural contreforts)

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

Further reading

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