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straining arch

noun
variants: or strainer arch

Definition of straining arch

: a construction (such as a flying buttress) that suggests an arch and is designed to resist end thrust

History and Etymology for straining arch

straining arch from straining (present participle of strain entry 2) + arch; strainer arch from strainer + arch

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