Thesaurus: abutment

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1. n. State of abutting.
2. n. That on or against which a body abuts or presses
3. n. The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
4. 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.
5. n. In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
6. n. point of contact between two objects or parts
7. n. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
8. 1. State of abutting. 2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as (a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut. Gwilt. (b) (mech.) 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. (c) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
9. n:100 n. point of contact between two objects or parts n. a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge