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abutment| In architecture, term denoting that part of a pier or wall which supports the sideways thrust of an arch. |
abutment| In machinery, the point at which resistance is obtained. Thus the breech of a gun and the end of a steam cylinder are the abutments to the explosive or expanding force. |
| In civil engineering the abutment is a solid structure that resists the thrust of an arch. |
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