meaning of abutments

1. State of abutting.
2.
That on or against which a body abuts or presses
3.
The solid part of a pier or wall, etc. , which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.
4.
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.
In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.
6.
a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge


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