"buttress" in German buttress Felsvorsprung Strebepfeiler Stützpfeiler Stütze Gewölbepfeiler to buttress stärken untermauern stützen Detailed translations for "buttress" buttress 1. general buttress(also: shelf, rock spur, ledge, cliff) der Felsvorsprung{masculine} buttress(also: abutment, supporting pillar) der Strebepfeiler{masculine} 2. construction buttress(also: supporting pillar) der Stützpfeiler{masculine} buttress die Stütze{feminine} buttress der Gewölbepfeiler{masculine} to buttress to buttress(also: to reinforce, to strengthen, to revitalize sth., to revitalise sth.) stärken to buttress(also: to underpin, undergirded) untermauern to buttress(also: to reinforce, to support, to sustain, to base) stützen English synonyms for "buttress" buttress {n} buttressing