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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abutment \A*but"ment\ ([.a]*b[u^]t"ment), n. 1. State of abutting. 2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as a (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut. --Gwilt. b (Mech.) 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 c In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abutment n 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
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