Abutment

Definition:

• (n.) State of abutting.
• (n.) That on or against which a body abuts or presses
• (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
• (n.) A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.
• (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.

Compare abutment with other words:

abutment vs. butment

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abutment vs. drawbore

abutment vs. reins

abutment vs. content

abutment vs. span

abutment vs. drift

abutment vs. fulcrum

abutment vs. denture

abutment vs. element

abutment vs. abutting

abutment vs. bridge

abutment vs. construction

abutment vs. vault

abutment vs. junction

abutment vs. arch

abutment vs. abuttal

abut vs. abutment