abutment

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
  4. (countable, uncountable) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Something that abuts, or on which something abuts.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The state of abutting.
  7. (countable, uncountable) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor.
  8. (countable, uncountable) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained.

Synonyms

prop
C1
buttress
abut
48k
stanchion
stand
A1
border
B2
butment

dam abutment

bearing
C1
abuttal
buttressing
chair
B1
🪑
cleat
edge
B1
end
A1
🔚

end wall

extremity
43k
foot
A2
🦶
foothold
26k
foundation
B2
frame
B2
holder
C2
junction
C2
ledge
C2
limb
C1
marge
C1
neb
49k
peak
C1
pedestal
C2
pillar
C2
pillow
B2
purchase
C1
🛍️
rest
A1
rim
C2
seat
A2
💺
socket
C2
stay
A1
stays
B2
support
A2
supporting
C1
tip
B1
tray
C1
verge
C1

bridge abutment

arris
counterfort

bridge foundation

rest pier

supporting surface

boundary path

Translations

Widerlager

contrafuerte
estribo

pegão

steunmuur

Stützepfeiler

tope

Gewölbepfeiler

butée
Stoß
pilastra
contrefort
schoor
Strebepfeiler
rinfianco
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbʌt.mn̩t/
Etymology

First attested in 1644; engineering sense first attested in 1793. From Old French aboutement. Equivalent to abut + -ment.

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