counterfort

[ koun-ter-fawrt, -fohrt ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt /

noun

a buttress, especially one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth.

a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained.

Origin of counterfort

1580–90; partial translation of Middle French contrefort, equivalent to contrecounter- + fort strength (derivative of fort (adj.) strong)

Words nearby counterfort

counterextension, counterfactual, counterfeit, counterfoil, counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence

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Example sentences from the Web for counterfort

He seems to mean the force tending to pull the counterfort loose from the horizontal slab.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
Mr. Mensch states that "it would take up too much time to prove that the counterfort acts really as a beam."
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
In a counterfort, the inclined rods are sufficient to take the overturning stress.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey
The manifest and only function of the rib or counterfort is to tie together the curtain wall and the horizontal slab.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey

These rods are the vertical and horizontal rods in the counterfort of the retaining wall shown at a, in Fig. 2.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey

British Dictionary definitions for counterfort

counterfort

/ (ˈkaʊntəˌfɔːt) /

noun

civil engineering a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength

Word Origin for counterfort

from a partial translation of French contrefort, from contre counter + fort strength; see fort

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单词	counterfort
释义	counterfort [ koun-ter-fawrt, -fohrt ] / ˈkaʊn tərˌfɔrt, -ˌfoʊrt / noun a buttress, especially one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth. a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained. Origin of counterfort 1580–90; partial translation of Middle French contrefort, equivalent to contrecounter- + fort strength (derivative of fort (adj.) strong) Words nearby counterfort counterextension, counterfactual, counterfeit, counterfoil, counterforce, counterfort, counterglow, counterimmunoelectrophoresis, counterincision, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for counterfort He seems to mean the force tending to pull the counterfort loose from the horizontal slab. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design\|Edward Godfrey Mr. Mensch states that "it would take up too much time to prove that the counterfort acts really as a beam." Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design\|Edward Godfrey In a counterfort, the inclined rods are sufficient to take the overturning stress. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design\|Edward Godfrey The manifest and only function of the rib or counterfort is to tie together the curtain wall and the horizontal slab. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design\|Edward Godfrey These rods are the vertical and horizontal rods in the counterfort of the retaining wall shown at a, in Fig. 2. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design\|Edward Godfrey British Dictionary definitions for counterfort counterfort / (ˈkaʊntəˌfɔːt) / noun civil engineering a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength Word Origin for counterfort from a partial translation of French contrefort, from contre counter + fort strength; see fort Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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