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Abutment

nounid 7126·updated May 18, 2026
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a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

polysemous

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Variants

plural
Abutments
possessive
Abutment's
pluralpossessive
Abutments'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
§2
point of contact between two objects or parts

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