Word
Abutment
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
a-but-ment
Definition
- n. - State of abutting.
- n. - That on or against which a body abuts or presses
- n. - The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives
the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
- 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.
- n. - In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel
which receives the pressure due to recoil.
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