abutment
pronunciation
How to pronounce abutment in British English:
UK [ə'bʌtmənt]
How to pronounce abutment in American English:
US [ə'bʌtmənt]
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- Noun:
- point of contact between two objects or parts
- a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
Word Origin
- abutment (n.)
- 1640s, from abut + -ment. Originally any "junction;" the architectural usage is attested from 1793 (the notion is of the meeting-place of the arches of a bridge, etc.).
Example
- 1. On the structure design of abutment approach slab .
- 2. The man banged his car against the abutment .
- 3. An area behind the west abutment was utilized as the assembly shop .
- 4. Research on the model experiment about back subgrade of abutment under vibrating force through strong tamp .
- 5. The vehicles jumping at the joint of bridge abutment and the approach will increase the traffic danger , and cause the annual maintenance cost higher than 100 million us dollars .