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Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

A projecting wharf or landing place.

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

A projecting wharf or landing place.

A mass of masonry supporting an arch, bridge, etc.; any other such support, as of iron or timbers, of a bridge or other building; a projecting part of a wall, such as a buttress; a mole, wharf, or dock for vessels; a landing place.

Mass of stone-work supporting an arch, &c.; quay.

A mass of masonry serving as a support; projecting portion of a wall; a projecting wharf.

n. [French, Latin, Greek] A mass of solid stone work for supporting an arch or the timbers of a bridge, &c.;—a part of the wall of a house between the windows or doors;—a mass of stone-work projecting into the sea, for breaking the force of the waves;—a projecting wharf or landing place.