1. Unintentional or unplanned assistance or backing provided to a person, cause, or structure
The policy inadvertently served as accidental support for the opposition's agenda.
A política serviu inadvertidamente como apoio acidental para a agenda da oposição.
2. In architecture or engineering, structural reinforcement that was not intentionally designed but occurs as a secondary effect
The wall's additional brickwork provided accidental support to the roof during the earthquake.
O trabalho adicional de alvenaria da parede forneceu apoio acidental ao telhado durante o terremoto.
3. Unintended assistance or help given without deliberate effort or planning
Her comment provided accidental support to his argument, even though she disagreed with him.
Seu comentário forneceu apoio acidental ao argumento dele, embora discordasse dele.