ALL meanings of counterfort
coun·ter·fort
C c - noun counterfort a strengthening buttress at right angles to a retaining wall, bonded to it to prevent overturning or to increase its bending strength 3
- noun counterfort a buttress, especially one for strengthening a basement wall against the pressure of earth. 1
- noun counterfort a cantilevered weight, as in a retaining wall, having the form of a pier built on the side of the material to be retained. 1
- noun counterfort A buttress built against a wall. 1
- noun counterfort A spur of a mountain range. 0