Abutment Definition

ə-bŭtmənt
abutments
noun
The act or process of abutting.
American Heritage
The act or an instance of abutting.
Webster's New World
Something that abuts.
American Heritage
Something that abuts or borders upon something else.
Webster's New World
The point of contact of two abutting objects or parts.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Abutment

Noun

Singular:
abutment
Plural:
abutments

Origin of Abutment

  • First attested in 1644; engineering sense first attested in 1793. From Old French aboutement. Equivalent to abut +‎ -ment.

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