what does abutment mean?
ABUTMENT as NOUN
- Meaning
- a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
Hypernyms(s) abutment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- point of contact between two objects or parts
Hypernyms(s) abutment is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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