1. A pier acting as a buttress by receiving lateral thrusts.
2. The part of a but- tress which rises above the point of thrust of a vault.
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1. A pier acting as a buttress by receiving lateral thrusts.
2. The part of a but- tress which rises above the point of thrust of a vault.
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