also: フライイングバットレス
noun
flying buttress
Architectural term for an external arched support that transfers the thrust of a vault or roof to a detached pier.
ゴシック建築ではフライングバットレスがよく使われた。
Flying buttresses were often used in Gothic architecture.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Search-only kana form with interpunct.
Borrowed from English 'flying buttress'.