arcboutant
French, noun/aʁk.bu.tɑ̃/
arcboutant is spelled A-R-C-B-O-U-T-A-N-T (10 letters). Arcboutant is a French masculine noun meaning “flying buttress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of arcbouter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pilier ou construction de maçonnerie qui finit en demi-arc et qui sert à soutenir par-dehors une voûte, un…”.
What does arcboutant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineflying buttress
verb
- 1
present participle of arcbouter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pilier ou construction de maçonnerie qui finit en demi-arc et qui sert à soutenir par-dehors une voûte, un mur, etc. 2. Pièce de soutien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arcboutant
- arcboutants plural
- arc-boutant alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arcboutant?
- /aʁk.bu.tɑ̃/
- \aʁ.kbu.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.