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countercurrent
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counterdemonstration
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counterfort
coun·ter·fort [ kówntər fàwrt ] (plural coun·ter·forts)


noun 
Definition:
 
buttress: a buttress that sticks out at right angles from a wall
[Late 16th century. < French contrefort< Old French contreforcier "buttress"]
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