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Abutment 1

Definition: State of abutting.

Abutment 2

Definition: That on or against which a body abuts or presses

Abutment 3

Definition: The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.

Abutment 4

Definition: 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.

Abutment 5

Definition: In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.

abutment 6

Definition: a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge

abutment 7

Definition: point of contact between two objects or parts

 

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