abutment

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[edit] English

several abutments

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /əˈbʌtmənt/

[edit] Noun

abutment (plural abutments)

  1. (chiefly of an object) The state of abutting.
  2. Something that abuts.
  3. The thing on which something abuts.
  4. The point of junction between two things that abut.
  5. A construction that supports the end of a bridge.

[edit] Translations

state of abutting
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