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单词 counterfort
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
coun•ter•fort  (kountər fôrt′, -fōrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringa buttress, esp. one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth.
  2. Civil Engineeringa cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained.
  • partial translation of Middle French contrefort, equivalent. to contre counter- + fort strength (derivative of fort (adjective, adjectival) strong) 1580–90

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