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Abutment
Abutment
n.
State
of
abutting
.
Abutment
n.
That
on or
against
which
a
body
abuts
or
presses
Abutment
n.
The
solid
part
of a
pier
or
wall
,
etc
.,
which
receives
the
thrust
or
lateral
pressure
of an
arch
,
vault
, or
strut
.
Abutment
n.
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
n.
In
breech
-
loading
firearms
,
the
block
behind
the
barrel
which
receives
the
pressure
due
to
recoil
.
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