Word: skewback

Translations: skewback

Dictionary:
spanish
Translations:
sotabanco
Dictionary:
german
Translations:
widerlagerstein
Dictionary:
czech
Translations:
náběžného, Záslepka náběžného
Dictionary:
bulgarian
Translations:
сводова пета
Dictionary:
slovak
Translations:
nábežného

The meaning and "use of": skewback

noun
  • the sloping face of the abutment on which an extremity of an arch rests. - It was 525 metres long and was supported by 32 pontoons including stone skewbacks on both banks.
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