counterfort

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Counterfort \Coun"ter*fort`\ (-f?rt`), n.
   1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a
      revetment wall.
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   2. A spur or projection of a mountain. --Imp. Dict.
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