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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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Outside, he posed for selfies and held a 6-foot-long spurtle carved with a chain saw by local artist Alice Buttress and painted gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

As the late September sun set on the East Buttress of Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Icicle Buttress is a popular climbing area along Icicle Road southwest of Leavenworth.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Thursday's meeting with Johnson and Buttress is likely to include representatives from Sainsbury's, Vodafone, Amazon and Centrica, the government said.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2022

Ascent of Western Buttress to the Right of Central Gully.—Make for the lower of two green patches easily seen from below just to the right of the foot of the central gully.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.




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