Abutment - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈbətmənt|
Brit.
|əˈbʌtm(ə)nt|
noun
- point of contact between two objects or parts
- a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
- a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
Extra examples
The car crashed into a bridge abutment.
In masonry, the abutments of a bridge mean the walls adjoining to the land.
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