mounting

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of MOUNTING

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else <built a new mounting for the engine>

Synonyms brace, buttress, mount, mounting, prop, reinforcement, shore, spur, stay, underpinning

Related Words shoring; column, pedestal, pilaster, pillar; arch, bolster, bracket, cantilever, girder; bearing; crutch, peg, post, stake, stanchion, stand, stilt, strut, truss; base, foundation, frame

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