'Counterfort' definitions:

Definition of 'Counterfort'

From: GCIDE
  • Counterfort \Coun"ter*fort`\ (-f?rt`), n.
  • 1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a revetment wall. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A spur or projection of a mountain. --Imp. Dict. [1913 Webster]