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contreforts

contreforts is the plural of contrefort.

Meaning of contrefort

Noun

contrefort (plural contreforts)

  1. Synonym of counterfort (“buttress built against a wall”).
    Synonyms:
    counterfort
  2. Synonym of counterfort (“spur of a mountain range”).
    Synonyms:
    counterfort

Questions about contreforts

What is contreforts the plural of?
Contreforts is the plural of contrefort.

Words near contreforts in the dictionary

  1. contredanse
  2. contredanses
  3. contree
  4. contrees
  5. contrefort
  6. contreforts
  7. Contrera
  8. contretemps
  9. Contrexéville
  10. contrey
  11. contrib

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