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Noun: abutment  u'bút-munt
  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

Derived forms: abutments

Type of: point, support

Encyclopedia: Abutment

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