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ABUTMENT

Dictionary entry overview: What does abutment mean?

• ABUTMENT (noun)
The noun ABUTMENT has 2 senses:

1. point of contact between two objects or parts
2. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

Familiarity information: ABUTMENT used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABUTMENT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Point of contact between two objects or parts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("abutment" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Sense 2

abutment ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("abutment" is a kind of...):

support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)

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