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Abutment
əˈbʌtm(ə)nt
Abutment definitions
noun
abutment
abutments
- a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridge
"the first bridge was of timber with stone abutments"
support cutwater pile piling plinth pedestal foot footing abutment buttress stanchion prop stay upright pillar post column- the process of supporting something with an abutment
"efficient abutment is needed at this point"
- a point at which something abuts against something else
"a mirror with a delicate border of engraved blue glass in ten sections, each abutment masked by a thin metal strip"