flying buttress flying bridge • flying carpet · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · flying buttress · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch. Synonyms: flying buttress, arc-boutant. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · arc-boutant · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079