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flying buttress
flying buttress: see buttress.
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Conversational Maxims and Scaffolded Learning in Children with Learning Disabilities: Is the Flying Buttress a Better Metaphor?
Jul 01, 1998; Dr. Stone's paper is a rare illustration of not only how a compelling metaphor influences science but also how an idea evolves...
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flying buttress
Jan 01, 2000; flying buttress. See buttress .
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1975; The mid-'70s are troubled times for Jaguar, which this year discontinues the XKE and launches the XJS, with a V12 and "flying buttresses.''.(50th Anniversary countdown)
Nov 26, 2007; The Can-Am series is gone, the seatbelt interlock law is repealed, and the expected General Motors rotary engine (GMRE, a.k.a....
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buttress
Jan 01, 2000; buttress. Pier -like projection of brick, masonry , or other material, built either in close connection with a wall needing extra...
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Restoration project rescues abbey buttress
Aug 08, 2006; Brian Dooks PART of one of the finest abbeys in North Yorkshire has been saved from collapse by English Heritage. One of two...
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